Tuberculosis decisions — 2005

The VA examiner found that the veteran's active Pulmonary Tuberculosis contributed to his death, as it could have caused pneumonia and sepsis which led to cardiorespiratory arrest.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a hearing. The claims for service connection are to be readjudicated based on the new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim and determined that service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted, finding a contributory relationship between congestive heart failure and pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and review of the claims file to determine if service connection can be granted for tuberculosis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including pulmonary tuberculosis, asthma, hearing loss, and beriberi, for purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis is related to service, and will review the case again based on all evidence.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and an increased rating for pulmonary tuberculosis, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's death was due to a service-connected peptic ulcer, but no accrued benefits are warranted as there was no pending claim at the time of his death.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis and determined that new evidence supports this reopening. However, the claim remains denied as tuberculosis was not present in service or within one year of discharge, nor is it etiologically related to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic pleuritis did not cause or contribute to his death from pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonia. The Board found no evidence linking the service-connected condition to the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right eye blindness and tuberculosis, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no competent evidence linking the cause of death to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current lung ailments are not related to service, specifically his claimed pulmonary tuberculosis. The Board concluded that there is no evidence of a diagnosis or treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis during service and denied the claim.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that pulmonary tuberculosis was incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board found that the appellant did not have tuberculosis during his military service and there is no evidence linking it to his period of active duty. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of pulmonary tuberculosis with lung congestion meet the criteria for a rating of 20 percent.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that lung cancer, COPD and/or tuberculosis were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The VA has remanded the case due to an inadequate pulmonary study report, and a new evaluation is needed.