The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected inactive tuberculosis with mild dyspnea, finding that there is no evidence of current activity or symptomatology related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of active tuberculosis and the VA examiner determined that the veteran's respiratory symptoms are due to non-service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- inactive tuberculosis, dyspnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0217472
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