Tuberculosis Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete examination reports and unreviewed medical records.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and unclear cause of death. The VA must obtain missing treatment records from Dr. Jose Y. Caylao, review certificates of death, provide a VA medical opinion on whether service-connected conditions caused or were related to the veteran's death, and then re-adjudicate the claim.

The case is being returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining medical records from Dr. Maximo Reyes and providing proper notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.

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

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing tuberculosis did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of asbestos exposure during service and denied the claim for service connection for asbestos lung disease as it is not related to the veteran's service or any incident therein.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumonitis are being remanded for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition, as he has raised concerns about its worsening since his last VA examination.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for neuritis, chest and back pain was denied. The claim for a 30 percent rating for chronic bronchitis with history of tuberculosis infection with disease, inactive, was granted. The claim for a compensable disability rating for duodenal ulcer was denied.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 8, 2003, for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for inactive chronic pulmonary tuberculosis is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence to support entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis is currently inactive and does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability evaluation.

The Board finds that the cause of the veteran's death, nonsmall cell lung cancer, was not caused or substantially contributed to by his service-connected tuberculosis. The appellant has presented evidence suggesting a possible link between prior tuberculosis and increased susceptibility to lung cancer, but this is outweighed by the clinical evidence indicating no such relationship.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for bronchiectasis and also denied a compensable rating for pulmonary tuberculosis. The veteran's claims were based on inactive pulmonary tuberculosis, but no new evidence was provided to reopen the claim.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hypertension, anxiety reaction, and a positive tuberculosis tine test result claimed to be manifested by emphysema. The Board has ordered remand due to incomplete service medical records and the need to verify her periods of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his congestive heart failure or pulmonary tuberculosis to his active military service.