The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tuberculosis, hepatitis, fatty liver disease, hyperthyroidism, or any other condition related to her service connection claim. The positive PPD skin test is not considered service-connected.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of active or inactive pulmonary tuberculosis during service and no in-service exposure to tuberculosis. The Veteran's current conditions are not linked to the positive PPD skin test, prophylactic INH treatment, or periodic chest X-rays performed during her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a positive PPD skin test, active tuberculosis, hepatitis claimed as a result of prophylactic treatment with INH, fatty liver disease claimed as a result of INH treatment and hepatitis, hyperthyroidism and associated euthyroid multinodular goiters, small airway obstruction, a kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1608595
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