Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a back condition. The claims for PTSD, heart condition, paranoia and a delusional disorder, chronic skin condition, and pulmonary tuberculosis were also denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's death to service, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA medical records and further development of the claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of pulmonary tuberculosis, right knee and ankle disorder as secondary to a service-connected shrapnel wound injury, and hearing loss. The denial was based on lack of new and material evidence for PTB and insufficient medical evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to asthmatic pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2003 rating decision. The veteran died from asthmatic PTB, which had been diagnosed many decades after his separation from service.

The Board found no evidence of a current respiratory disability, including tuberculosis or reactive airway disease, that is related to service. The veteran's claims for these conditions were denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis did not cause his death, and concluded that chronic renal failure was the primary cause of death. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic residuals of tuberculosis and a chronic skin disability, finding that there was no evidence of current disability or in-service disease.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected inactive tuberculosis did not cause or contribute to his death from cardiorespiratory arrest, diabetes mellitus, and laryngeal carcinoma. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have tuberculosis and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of eye disability is also addressed in a separate remand.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to the veteran's request and the representative's action. The issues of service connection for peripheral vascular claudication secondary to traumatic arthritis, and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for pulmonary tuberculosis are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disabilities of pulmonary tuberculosis (PT), minimal, bilateral; degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine; and hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with light cardiomegaly are not related to service.

The veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis is inactive and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The claim for higher ratings for bilateral hearing loss prior to September 7, 2006, was also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected scar did not contribute to his death from pulmonary tuberculosis, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for arthritis and PTB due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchitis, and asthma, finding that the conditions existed prior to service or were not aggravated by service.

The veteran has withdrawn her appeal regarding the issue of service connection for tuberculosis, and therefore there is no remaining issue in appellate status.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral cataracts, dysentery, and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) as new and material evidence was not provided to reopen these previously denied claims.