Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for residuals of latent tuberculosis (now also claimed as lung condition).

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis (TB) as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms of TB during the pendency of the claim.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement and the lack of an eligible rating decision for tuberculosis. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for the circumcision scar and remanded several other conditions, including prostate cancer, ED, suprapubic pain, voiding dysfunction, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and granulomatous epididymitis, due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tuberculosis, granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, and granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tuberculosis and denied a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for PTSD with MDD, finding that the Veteran's claim was not timely appealed.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left leg shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right pinky finger disability, hypertension, tuberculosis, and GERD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, a disorder manifested by binge eating, and residuals of tuberculosis. However, an initial disability rating of 70 percent was granted for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied service connection for tuberculosis and an increased rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis and eye disability, including dry eye, conjunctivitis, and bad vision.

The appeal as to entitlement to service connection for tuberculosis exposure is dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's residuals of tuberculosis, specifically regarding DLCO testing.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including shoulder, elbow, hand, leg, ankle, paralysis, hypertension, tuberculosis, eye, hernia, and vertigo, as there was no evidence of current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for genitourinary tuberculosis and remanded the issue of an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected kidney stones due to outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for latent tuberculosis and a back disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disorder as a residual of tuberculosis and remanded the issue of service connection for tinnitus, and/or a disability manifested by transient ear noise.