The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as well as entitlement to nonservice-connected death pension benefits and accrued benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) to his period of active service or that it was incurred within three years of discharge. The veteran did not have qualifying service for VA death pension benefits, and the claim for accrued benefits was submitted after one year from the date of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814389
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the evidence submitted since the June 1956 rating decision was not new and material, as it did not include competent evidence that the Veteran's PTB was manifest in service, within three years of service or was aggravated by service.
- Granted
The veteran's preexisting pulmonary tuberculosis was aggravated by service, and the grant of service connection for PTB is warranted.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, accrued benefits, and nonservice-connected death pension due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to pulmonary tuberculosis, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
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