Tuberculosis decisions — 2006

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cause of death due to nasopharyngeal cancer, finding no new and material evidence that could support the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tuberculosis or asthma, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied. The veteran's symptoms are already considered in her existing service-connected respiratory disability.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that none of the conditions causing or contributing to the veteran's death were present during his military service or until many years thereafter, and none is shown to be related to any incident of his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking PTB to service. The veteran did not have qualifying service for VA pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding no evidence linking his death to service-connected conditions or any presumptive exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD as secondary to his service-connected PTB and for an increased rating for PTB.

The Board found no evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis in service or within three years following the veteran's discharge, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), was not incurred or aggravated during his military service and is not related to any condition for which he had established service connection. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis (TB) due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 1990 RO decision. However, the claim is denied as there is no persuasive and competent evidence that the veteran contracted TB during or after military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability. The appellant has also failed to meet the criteria for accrued benefits.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a myocardial infarction, which was not caused by any incident of service. The veteran did not have tuberculosis while in recognized service or within the applicable presumptive period following his separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete examination reports and unreviewed medical records.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and unclear cause of death. The VA must obtain missing treatment records from Dr. Jose Y. Caylao, review certificates of death, provide a VA medical opinion on whether service-connected conditions caused or were related to the veteran's death, and then re-adjudicate the claim.

The case is being returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Maximo Reyes and providing proper notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the evidence received was not new and material.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing tuberculosis did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of asbestos exposure during service and denied the claim for service connection for asbestos lung disease as it is not related to the veteran's service or any incident therein.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonitis are being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, as he has raised concerns about its worsening since his last VA examination.