The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 100 percent for pulmonary tuberculosis from December 19, 1960 to December 18, 1962. He is also granted a disability rating of 50 percent from December 19, 1962 to December 18, 1968 and a disability rating of 30 percent from December 19, 1968 to December 18, 1979. He is granted a disability rating of 20 percent until his death on September 2, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tuberculosis was diagnosed as active and moderately advanced in February 1959, became inactive by December 19, 1960, and continued to cause dyspnea and emphysema until his death in September 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22066381
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tuberculosis is denied as there is no evidence of a current active disease and the Board finds that it is not related to service.,The Veteran's back disorder, including severe scoliosis, IVDS with DDD, spinal stenosis, and fusion, is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset during service or whether it was aggravated by service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis, including on an accrued benefits basis, is dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
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