Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the issues of service connection for a bilateral lung condition and a bilateral eye condition.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tuberculosis and the Board finds that service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary prior to the adjudication of these claims due to missing service treatment records and the Veteran's assertions regarding his tuberculosis.

The Veteran's COPD and pulmonary tuberculosis were not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board denied the claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a hearing request.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to determine if the Veteran's current respiratory disorders are related to his service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis existed prior to service and was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further evidentiary and due process development, including obtaining records of treatment at Loma Linda VA facility and reviewing submitted new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis with wedge resection right upper lobe, minimal, inactive is currently rated at 10 percent and the appeal is denied as there are no far advanced lesions or moderate disability.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for residuals of a right wrist fracture and pulmonary tuberculosis was denied. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the decedent's death due to new and material evidence submitted since the last denial. However, the Board found that there is no medical evidence linking the decedent's PTB to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's request for a computer and associated training under the provisions of Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 31 was denied as it is not considered necessary to achieve independent living.

The Veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis with thoracotomy residuals have been rated at 60 percent since April 8, 2004. The most recent pulmonary function tests showed mild obstructive ventilatory impairment not responsive to bronchodilator therapy with severe air trapping and increased airway resistance.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the September 1979 rating decision does not raise a reasonable probability of substantiating the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records of the Veteran's tuberculosis treatment in 2001 and his terminal hospitalization at Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City.

The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The Board is remanding the case for compliance with the terms of the Joint Motion, including providing VCAA notice to address the bases of prior denial of claims in September 1974 and the evidentiary requirements to reopen those claims on both direct and secondary bases.

The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues and will handle any additional development or other appropriate actions expeditiously.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Veteran's lung disability, previously evaluated as pulmonary tuberculosis, was increased to a rating of 60 percent effective May 3, 2006. Prior to that date, the disability picture more nearly approximated a DCLO level between 40 and 55 percent of predicted.