Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's current 30 percent rating for pulmonary tuberculosis is appropriate based on his symptoms and medical evidence.

The Board denied reopening the claims of entitlement to service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and schizophrenia, finding that new evidence did not bear directly and substantially upon the issues.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits based on 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the appellant's current conditions, including PTB, hypertension, and vertigo. The claims were denied as there was insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The VA Regional Office has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete pulmonary function studies, including a lack of diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide by the single breath method (DLCO(SB)).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to errors in the previous decision and new evidence needs to be considered.

The veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 40 percent, dorsal spine at 20 percent, and genitourinary system condition with removal of right testicle and cicatrix at 10 percent. The RO has granted these ratings based on the current manifestations of his service-connected tuberculosis.

The veteran's death in 1989 was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. The claim is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lung disease due to new evidence showing current disability. However, the claim remains not well-grounded as there is no medical nexus between any current lung disorder and service.

The Board found that the veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis was incurred in his active military service and granted service connection.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for left shoulder disability effective from July 25, 1989. The veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and tuberculosis were found to be well-grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis contributed to his death from bilateral pulmonary cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of pulmonary tuberculosis and assigned a 10 percent rating, effective from June 30, 1995. The veteran's COPD is found to be secondary to her service-connected tuberculosis, and she was also granted service connection for nicotine dependence.

The veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, characterized by gastric erosions and constant epigastric pain, is now rated at the highest possible 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 7307. His low back disorder, with significant loss of motion but no severe symptoms or signs, remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection for cancer of the mouth, pharynx (throat), and pulmonary tuberculosis are not well grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 3, 1995, for a 100 percent schedular evaluation for interstitial lung disease and tuberculosis, post operative right lobectomy. The effective date was set at January 3, 1995.

The veteran's claim of service connection for a spinal condition, to include as a residual of tuberculosis, is plausible and capable of substantiation. The Board finds that the veteran's claim is well grounded.

The Board denied a compensable disability evaluation for the veteran's inactive minimal chronic pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that it has been inactive since December 1954 and there is no evidence of activity or treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected inactive pulmonary tuberculosis does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's PTB was not incurred in or related to active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred due to a period of war. The claim for service connection was denied.