Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and found that the appellant did not have legal entitlement to accrued benefits due to lack of pending claims at the time of his death.

The Board found no service connection for the cause of death due to any disability, including those related to active duty service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and therefore service connection for malaria, dysentery, beri-beri, or pulmonary tuberculosis is denied.

The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of recurrent dislocation of the left patella, pulmonary tuberculosis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a low back disorder, visual problems, and a disease or disorder affecting general health. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was not addressed in this decision.

The Board found no evidence of emphysema or pulmonary tuberculosis during service and denied the veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, back pain, chest pain, and loss of vision in the left eye due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating and service connection for restrictive lung disease secondary to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and medical records.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no established event, injury, or disease in service caused or contributed to his death.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the last denial does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the veteran's claim of service connection for PTB, and thus did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The decision is denied.

The Board denied reopening a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence that relates the veteran's death-causing disability to his active service.

The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis and a prior effective date for service connection of HIV syndrome. Additional development, including obtaining medical records and possibly a VA examination, is needed before the claims can be decided.

The Board found that the veteran knowingly submitted a fraudulent medical certificate to obtain VA benefits, leading to a forfeiture of his rights and claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 6103(a).

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current diagnoses of pulmonary tuberculosis, cataract disorder, or hernia disorder related to his military service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for cause of death, finding that no disorder which caused or contributed to the cause of the decedent's death was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was due to cardiopulmonary arrest from cor pulmonale, PTB and bronchial asthma. The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that any service-connected disability caused or contributed substantially or materially to the cause of death.

The veteran's PTSD is associated with his military service and the Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The issue of increased evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis remains pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back disability did not begin in service and is not related to any disease or injury incurred during active military service. The claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of supporting evidence for claimed stressors, and the claim for tuberculosis residuals was not addressed as it pertained to a period outside of active duty.

The veteran's combined disability evaluation of 80 percent for residuals of tuberculosis was granted effective February 1, 2003.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria and pulmonary tuberculosis, finding no evidence of these conditions during his military service or within one year post-service.