Tuberculosis decisions — 2009

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the June 1956 rating decision was not new and material, as it did not include competent evidence that the Veteran's PTB was manifest in service, within three years of service or was aggravated by service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for tuberculosis.

The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for any of the issues related to service connection, and the Board is without jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension, peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident were not caused by any incident of service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's HIV.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left leg/ankle swelling was withdrawn. The remaining claims were denied as there is no medical evidence of a causal link between the claimed conditions and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for pulmonary tuberculosis, completely arrested with mixed, mild obstructive and restrictive physiology.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a positive tuberculosis test, but granted service connection for a heart murmur after finding that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as there was no credible evidence linking advanced pulmonary tuberculosis to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's applications to reopen claims for service connection for tuberculosis and an inguinal hernia, as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board determined that the veteran's causes of death, senility with pulmonary tuberculosis, were not manifested during his period of active service or within the applicable statutory period of presumptive service connection and were not otherwise shown to be related to military service or a disability of service origin.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, as new and material evidence was not received.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, coronary artery disease, and a chronic respiratory disorder. The veteran's hypertension was also not increased in severity beyond its natural progression.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for inactive tuberculosis of the thoracic spine at T-4 with degenerative disc disease from July 26, 2002 until September 25, 2003 was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound of the left leg, malaria, hearing loss, and pulmonary tuberculosis as there was no evidence showing that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active duty.