Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis of the spine in April 1977 and did not reopen the claim in September 1980, February 1982, December 1985, or December 1989. The decision is considered final.

The veteran's service with the New Philippine Scouts is not considered active military service for purposes of receiving VA nonservice-connected burial benefits and plot or interment allowance.

The Board found no evidence of current tuberculosis or a current diagnosis related to service, and denied the veteran's claim for tuberculosis. The back disorder issue was remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to accrued benefits, finding that there was no evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to active service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to military service, either directly or proximately. The veteran's cause of death was due to hypovolemic shock secondary to severe dehydration from acute gastroenteritis.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits. The veteran died from lung cancer, with contributing disabilities including Crohn's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and tuberculosis. The Board found that his service-connected resection of the large and small intestines did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis is rated noncompensable as it has been inactive for decades and does not currently produce respiratory impairment.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTB and granted it, finding that PTB was present to a degree of 10 percent disabling within three years following service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (advanced PTB, pneumothorax, and cardiac arrhythmia) was not related to military service or any presumptive exposure. The claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The RO granted service connection for residuals of neck and low back injuries, but denied service connection for a right knee disability. The RO also granted noncompensable ratings for the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss.

The Board found no service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his death to his military service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service and denied all claims, including accrued benefits and nonservice-connected death pension eligibility.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected arrested tuberculosis of the right kidney does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as it is currently asymptomatic and inactive.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, which is now considered. The underlying claim will be reviewed on its merits.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death due to pulmonary tuberculosis and congestive heart failure, which were not previously service-connected.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis, moderately advanced with pleural effusion, inactive is denied. The earliest date on which the disability increased is from July 1998.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and malaria as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence.