Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have residuals of a lung puncture or tuberculosis of T9 and T10 with chronic right back pain, which were not incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues regarding the etiology of the veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for COPD, including as secondary to his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis. The case is REMANDED for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for alopecia areata of the scalp and inactive tuberculosis lymphadenitis, finding that there were no residuals to warrant an initial compensable rating.

The Board found that no new and material evidence had been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's loss of feeling to both arms, left side and legs was not caused by VA care or treatment. The claim for tuberculosis was also denied as there is no evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for cause of death, but concluded that there is no evidence showing a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.

The Board has found that the submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for the cause of the decedent's death, and thus the claim cannot be reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's renal tuberculosis is inactive and asymptomatic, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of 20 percent for his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis from September 6, 1978, through October 4, 1999.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current pulmonary tuberculosis, atherosclerosis, and urolithiasis and active military service. The claims were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for HIV-related illness and tuberculosis, finding no evidence of active or inactive pulmonary tuberculosis during service.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded again due to incomplete records from Fort Meadede and Fort Hood in 1946. The claim is being reopened based on new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are severe enough to suggest that he is unable to obtain or retain gainful employment, and the claim for a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability should be referred to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTB and asthma, finding that there was no competent evidence to support these conditions during or within one year after service.

The veteran's service-connected inactive pulmonary tuberculosis does not result in any current functional impairment warranting a compensable rating. The Board finds that the decreased pulmonary function is attributable to his non-service connected coronary artery disease. Service connection for coronary artery disease cannot be granted as it is not shown by the evidence of record.

The Board finds that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a valid period of military service from 1942 to August 7, 1946 and was not a POW for VA purposes. Therefore, his claims related to this time period are denied.