The Board found that the veteran does not have disability as a result of a positive skin test for tuberculosis and denied service connection for residuals of pneumonia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show active pulmonary tuberculosis or any current disability related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Positive Tuberculin Test, Residuals of Pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0434038
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- Denied
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