Tuberculosis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left leg shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right pinky finger disability, hypertension, tuberculosis, and GERD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, a disorder manifested by binge eating, and residuals of tuberculosis. However, an initial disability rating of 70 percent was granted for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied service connection for tuberculosis and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis and eye disability, including dry eye, conjunctivitis, and bad vision.

The appeal as to entitlement to service connection for tuberculosis exposure is dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's residuals of tuberculosis, specifically regarding DLCO testing.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for genitourinary tuberculosis and remanded the issue of an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected kidney stones due to outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for latent tuberculosis and a back disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disorder as a residual of tuberculosis and remanded the issue of service connection for tinnitus, and/or a disability manifested by transient ear noise.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability, right ear hearing loss, asthma, tuberculosis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep disorder, and gum disease, as the evidence did not support the presence of these disabilities during or near the time of the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's IBS was granted, while other claims for service connection were denied or remanded.

The Veteran's AMA appeal on the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for pulmonary tuberculosis with restrictive lung disease COPD is dismissed due to procedural defects.

The Board denied service connection for multiple respiratory conditions, including sarcoidosis, bronchial asthma, COPD, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, and tuberculosis pleurisy.

The appeal was dismissed as the May 2024 rating decision did not adjudicate any service connection issues, and an October 2024 rating decision fully granted the benefits sought on appeal.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent, but not higher, for pulmonary tuberculosis with restrictive lung volume and interstitial lung disease.