Tuberculosis decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the veteran's death from pulmonary tuberculosis did not result from service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, thus denying the application.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, pulmonary tuberculosis, was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that there is no current medical evidence of peptic ulcer disease, dysentery, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), beriberi, or malnutrition. The veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the preponderance of the evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and his period of active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis, PTSD, low back injury, stomach disability, and hypertension. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking tuberculosis, which caused his death, to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his cardiovascular accident was related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his pulmonary tuberculosis to military service. The claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was deferred pending completion of VA rulemaking proceedings.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for inactive pulmonary tuberculosis is being remanded to the RO for further development, including scheduling a VA respiratory examination and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board found that the veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of death and her entitlement to nonservice-connected death pension benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim and that she did not meet the basic eligibility criteria for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board found that the veteran did not have any of the claimed conditions during service or within applicable presumptive periods, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service and denied all claims.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim and is therefore not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hernia were not incurred or aggravated during service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis but denied it on the merits. The claim of service connection for a back disorder was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cardiorespiratory arrest with pulmonary tuberculosis and emphysema, was not related to his military service.

The veteran's organic heart disease, which is a presumptive service connection condition as a former POW, contributed to his death. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the residuals of tuberculosis is being remanded due to confusion about his representative and scheduling of a Travel Board hearing.