Tuberculosis decisions — 2008

The veteran's inactive pulmonary tuberculosis and its residuals, including a blunted costophrenic right angle and stable right apical fibroid density, were incurred in active service.

The Board denied reopening of the claims for pulmonary tuberculosis, back disability, and left ear defect due to lack of new and material evidence. The veteran's tuberculosis was not present during service or within the presumptive period.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical nexus opinion regarding whether the veteran's major depressive disorder is related to his military service, specifically his already service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for myopia, presbyopia, intestinal ankylostomiasis, seborrheic dermatitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, and schizophrenia. The evidence submitted was not considered new and material to reopen any of these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing pulmonary tuberculosis did not permanently worsen during his active duty service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis with associated COPD was rated at 60 percent from May 29, 1987 to February 8, 1995.

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for cause of death was submitted. As a result, the veteran's cause of death is now considered service-connected due to his time as a prisoner of war.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis. The case was returned to the Board for further consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis and for entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support higher ratings or TDIU.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining specific PFT results and ensuring all notification requirements are met. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered under the appropriate rating criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, including DIC benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death because new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to his death. The appeal for nonservice-connected death pension benefits is also denied as the appellant did not meet the net worth and income requirements.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's hypertension and pulmonary tuberculosis, which may be related to service.

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

The Board found no evidence of current tuberculosis and denied service connection for the condition. Service connection for larynx cancer was also denied.

The veteran's preexisting pulmonary tuberculosis was aggravated by service, and the grant of service connection for PTB is warranted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as pulmonary tuberculosis was not incurred or aggravated in service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, accrued benefits, and nonservice-connected death pension due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.