Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran due process of law in its March 1998 decision and vacated it. The case is now remanded for readjudication under the Hodge decision, considering new evidence submitted by J.B.

The Board denied reopening of claims for PTB, chronic heart disease, and arthritis due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disability or PTB within the scope of service and denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and did not contribute substantially to his death.

The Board found no evidence of active PTB in service or within three years after separation, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between the veteran's current PTB and his period of active duty service. Therefore, service connection for PTB was denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and found that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board now considers whether there is a nexus between the veteran's TB and his military service.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1957 rating decision denying service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis. The veteran's pre-existing condition was determined to have existed prior to his induction into active service, and there was no evidence of aggravation during service.

The veteran's claim for increased pension benefits due to attaining the age of 78 was denied as he is not entitled to a 25% increase in pension benefits under the Improved pension program, which became effective on January 1, 1979. The veteran had previously received pension benefits but those were terminated before the enactment of the Improved pension program.

The Board denied reopening the claim of entitlement to service connection for cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence. The appellant's claims were based on her belief that pulmonary tuberculosis caused the veteran's death, but this was not considered new or material as it was repetitive of previous statements.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was granted a 50% disability rating. The evaluation of his pulmonary tuberculosis, which is currently rated as minimal and arrested at 0%, remains unchanged.

The Board found that the causes of the veteran's death were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, malaria, and tuberculosis due to a lack of medical evidence supporting these conditions as being incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence. However, it is not determined that any service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that it has been inactive since April 1989 and does not currently cause shortness of breath or coughing.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that the veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disease or injury.

The appellant is not eligible for DIC or death pension benefits as an adult helpless child of the veteran due to her marriage termination date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis contributed to his death from atherosclerosis, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.