The Veteran's tuberculosis claim is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of active tuberculosis.,Service connection for MAC lung disease and Crohn’s disease are both denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any other etiology.,Diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension claims are remanded as the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service needs further verification.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of active tuberculosis, which is required for service connection under VA regulations.,There is no evidence linking the current MAC lung disease or Crohn’s disease to service. The Board found that these conditions did not have their onset during service and are not otherwise etiologically related to active service.,The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service needs further verification as the RO was unable to verify this information.
- Claimed conditions
- tuberculosis, micoabacterium avium complex (MAC) lung disease, Crohn’s disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20020836
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