The VA is remanding the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and determining if any related symptoms are due to PTB or other non-service connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not adequately address whether the current abnormalities of the veteran's lungs are related to his inactive PTB, as opposed to non-service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0514157
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tuberculosis is denied as there is no evidence of a current active disease and the Board finds that it is not related to service.,The Veteran's back disorder, including severe scoliosis, IVDS with DDD, spinal stenosis, and fusion, is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during service or whether it was aggravated by service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, including on an accrued benefits basis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- 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.
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