Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tuberculosis and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice and incomplete medical records, particularly for treatment related to the veteran's left kidney condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and a compensable disability evaluation for residuals of histoplasmosis, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions. The claim for COPD was remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying mustard gas exposure during service.

The Board denied the appellant's request to restore her dependency and indemnity compensation benefits due to not meeting the statutory/regulatory requirements for remarried widows.

The Board determined that the veteran knowingly submitted a fraudulent medical certificate in support of his claim for service connection, leading to forfeiture of all VA benefits.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that pulmonary tuberculosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's skin disability was granted a 60 percent evaluation, while his claim for a compensable disability evaluation for pulmonary tuberculosis was denied.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide the veteran's claims for service connection for a ruptured spinal disc and pulmonary tuberculosis.

The veteran's death was caused by far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, which was service-connected. The Board has granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, sickle cell trait (claimed as sickle cell anemia), hepatitis C, tuberculosis, right knee injury residuals, eye injury residuals, and right rib injury residuals were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not have these conditions as a result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by honorable active military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no disability incurred in or aggravated by service caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease contributed substantially to his death from lung cancer, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence that his death was caused by a condition incurred or aggravated during military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis, major depression, and fractures of the mandible were denied. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death in January 2004. The appellant submitted new evidence, but it was not considered material and did not relate to the pertinent unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, peptic ulcer disease, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, and varicose veins.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis does not render him unemployable due to his disability alone, and the requirements for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 are not met.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for the left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome or tuberculosis, and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.