Tuberculosis decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, a disability incurred in or aggravated by his recognized period of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, peptic ulcer disease, and pulmonary tuberculosis were not incurred or aggravated during his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the claim for reopening the service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted. The cause of death was pneumonia due to anemia.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, resulting in a denial.

The RO denied service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis in July 1974 and again in November 1992. The veteran did not appeal these decisions, and no new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing and ensuring that all relevant evidence is submitted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis as there is no evidence of a current disability during or within three years after service, and the positive PPD test results do not indicate a chronic disease process.

The veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the cause(s) of his death and military service.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the November 1969 rating decision is not material to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertensive cardiovascular disease, PTB, deafness, arthritis, hemorrhoids, lumbar injury, and a left elbow disorder.

Service connection for tuberculosis was denied as the veteran does not have a current disability.,The claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been reopened, but it remains denied due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his pulmonary tuberculosis is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The veteran does not have pulmonary tuberculosis or its residuals, and the Board denies his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for bilateral trench foot and pulmonary tuberculosis, but these claims were denied as there is no competent evidence linking current disabilities to service. The claim for PTSD and low back injury residuals remains denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence submitted by the appellant. However, there is no established service connection for any disease or injury during the veteran's lifetime, and the most probative evidence does not establish that tuberculosis manifested itself during active service or within three years of separation from recognized military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and for basic eligibility to VA death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's service connection claims for pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis with lumbago, and polyneuritis with neuralgia. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board found that the causes of the veteran's death were not related to his service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, which meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU. However, the Board finds that his other nonservice-connected conditions and prior employment history render him unable to engage in substantially gainful occupation.