Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the evidence supports a grant of service connection for hypertension and finds it incurred in active service. The claim for an increased disability rating for pulmonary tuberculosis is granted.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, gouty arthritis and pulmonary tuberculosis, was not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, hearing loss, and left leg fracture. The RO denied these claims.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for tuberculosis and arthritis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation based on service connection for cause of death, as well as his claim for accrued benefits. The decision found that there was no evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

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

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability, including tuberculosis of the lumbar spine.

The Board found that the veteran's inactive pulmonary tuberculosis does not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent.

The VA denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to coronary artery disease not being related to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis. The claim was also denied under DIC provisions, as there was no evidence showing a continuous period of disability prior to death.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any causes of his death to his military service or within any applicable presumption period.

The July 1968 rating decision denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, stating that his cause of death was not etiologically related to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to heart failure and pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess his pulmonary disability and tinnitus. The case will be reviewed again after the additional evidence is considered.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection of pulmonary tuberculosis. However, the evidence does not support a grant of service connection.

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 presented.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and his military service does not qualify him for non-service-connected death pension benefits.

The Board denied the claims for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, accrued benefits, and service connection for the cause of death due to lack of recognized service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and special monthly compensation are being remanded due to incomplete development of the record, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board determined that there was no administrative error in the mailing of the September 1986 notice of rating reduction and of procedural and appellate rights by the AOJ, so as to render the August 1986 decision nonfinal.

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