The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no new and material evidence that would support the claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to link the cause of the veteran's death (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621431
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTB, finding that clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrated that the condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service.
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