Tuberculosis Board decisions

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, concluding that there was no evidence linking his terminal illnesses or causes of death to his military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is also denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to provide VA examinations for his claimed conditions and determine if service connection should be granted.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his forfeiture of VA benefits for service connection due to pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tuberculosis and PTSD claims require additional development due to incomplete evidence. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not service-connected, as there is no evidence associating pulmonary tuberculosis, respiratory distress syndrome, or pulmonary edema with his active military duty.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, which was senility with pulmonary tuberculosis as a significant condition contributing to death, is not due to a service-connected disability or other incident of service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's genitourinary tuberculosis was incurred during service, granting his claim for service connection.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for cause of death due to nasopharyngeal cancer, finding no new and material evidence that could support the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tuberculosis or asthma, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied. The veteran's symptoms are already considered in her existing service-connected respiratory disability.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death, finding that none of the conditions causing or contributing to the veteran's death were present during his military service or until many years thereafter, and none is shown to be related to any incident of his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking PTB to service. The veteran did not have qualifying service for VA pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding no evidence linking his death to service-connected conditions or any presumptive exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD as secondary to his service-connected PTB and for an increased rating for PTB.

The Board found no evidence of active pulmonary tuberculosis in service or within three years following the veteran's discharge, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), was not incurred or aggravated during his military service and is not related to any condition for which he had established service connection. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis (TB) due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 1990 RO decision. However, the claim is denied as there is no persuasive and competent evidence that the veteran contracted TB during or after military service.

The veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability. The appellant has also failed to meet the criteria for accrued benefits.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a myocardial infarction, which was not caused by any incident of service. The veteran did not have tuberculosis while in recognized service or within the applicable presumptive period following his separation from service.