Requirements Relaxed for POW Health Benefits
All former American prisoners of war who have suffered from heart disease or have had a stroke will receive government healthcare benefits without having to prove the ailments were linked to their captivity, Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony J. Principi said.
He announced the benefits while addressing the annual convention of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, an Arlington-based group with about 21,000 members nationwide.
Former POWs had gotten coverage if they could prove their heart disease or stroke was caused by deprivation and brutality while imprisoned.
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