Tuberculosis Board decisions

The RO denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, concluding that the evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and therefore no effective date earlier than November 4, 1997, for the award of a total rating for compensation based upon individual unemployability is granted.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected, and there is no legal merit for accrued benefits. The veteran's death pension claim cannot be granted as he had no service-connected disabilities at the time of his death.

The veteran's claims for higher evaluation of miliary tuberculosis, service connection for fibrocystic breasts and atypical squamous cells are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.

The veteran's hypertension is well controlled and does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent. His PTB, which was initially active but has since resolved, does not have any current residuals to rate.

The veteran's bronchial asthma is found to be aggravated by his service-connected COPD with pulmonary tuberculosis, and he is granted service connection for this condition. His COPD rating remains at 60 percent effective from the date of claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tuberculosis of the urinary tract is inactive and asymptomatic, thus not warranting a compensable disability evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's tuberculosis was not active during service and did not worsen, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not warranted, as his tuberculosis and thoracoplasty did not play a material causal role in his death.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and the appellant does not have legal entitlement to accrued benefits or non-service connected pension.

The veteran's claims for recognition as a former prisoner of war, service connection for heart disease, lung condition, and hearing loss were denied. The claim for service connection for left eye vision loss was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his medical records and to determine the cause of his unemployability.

The veteran died from chronic malaria, amoebiasis, and pulmonary tuberculosis. The Board found no service connection for these conditions and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound did not cause or contribute to his death from pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both the claim for service connection for cause of death and the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found that the decedent's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease or pulmonary tuberculosis, and thus denied both claims.

The veteran's cause of death was not related to service-connected conditions.,The appellant is not entitled to DIC benefits as the veteran did not meet the criteria for total disability due to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and providing proper notice under Dingess/Hartman v. Nicholson and Kent v. Nicholson.