The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis did not contribute substantially or materially to his death, and thus denied service connection for cause of death.
The deciding factor: Service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was not shown to have contributed substantially or materially to the cause of the veteran's death (multiorgan system failure with an antecedent cause of genitourinary malignancy).
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0419402
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to restore a 100% rating for pulmonary tuberculosis with sleep apnea is dismissed as the requested rating was already in effect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and related respiratory conditions is now pending.
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