Tuberculosis decisions — 2009

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that PTB did not manifest during or within one year after service and was not related to any aspect of his service. The Board also found no evidence linking his death to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, and the treatment provided at VA facilities in the 1960s did not cause or hasten his death.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected tuberculosis, and thus, service connection for the cause of death is denied.

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

The Board 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 had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have tuberculosis while in service or within three years of his discharge, and he currently does not have this condition either. Therefore, the claim for service connection for tuberculosis is denied.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service, and thus denied service connection for the cause of death. The status of accrued benefits and nonservice-connected death pension is unknown due to insufficient information.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have active tuberculosis and has never had it, thus denying service connection for residuals of tuberculosis.

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and his military service did not qualify him for VA pension benefits.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected condition that caused the Veteran's death, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has found that a timely substantive appeal was received to complete the appeal of the service connection issues for pulmonary tuberculosis, malaria, rheumatoid arthritis with lumbago, and polyneuritis with neuralgia. The Veteran's claims are now in appellate status on the merits.

The veteran's COPD with pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchial asthma did not result in symptoms that were intractable and totally incapacitating, with dyspnea at rest or marked dyspnea and cyanosis on mild exertion, prior to October 7, 1996.

The Veteran does not have hepatitis or tuberculosis as a result of his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, renal tuberculosis or other renal pathology, and residuals of a back injury.

The Board concluded that there is no medical basis for linking the Veteran's cause of death to his period of service, and denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The case is being remanded to the RO for a VA examination to properly evaluate the service-connected respiratory disorder.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD with bullous emphysema, finding that these conditions did not manifest during active service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found that a 30 percent evaluation was not warranted for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating or that any of the claimed conditions were related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of a disease or injury incurred in service, and denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding no probative medical evidence linking his current condition to military service.