The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tuberculosis (TB) as there was no evidence linking his TB to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection and concluded that the current disability is less likely than not related to his in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by VA indicated that the Veteran's tuberculosis was less likely than not related to his military service, given the lack of evidence linking it to his known in-service exposure to TB and the presence of a dormant strain of mycobacterium TB found during treatment for cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014813
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