The Veteran's miliary tuberculosis, including spinal or bone tuberculosis and central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis, was found to have manifested within the three-year presumptive period following service. The Board granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran had symptoms of tuberculosis during active duty and later in life, with a diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis which met the criteria for a compensable rating under DC 6311.
- Claimed conditions
- miliary tuberculosis, Pott's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22010166
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