The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis as the evidence did not show that it was incurred in or caused by military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's positive skin test three days after his entry into active duty only indicated previous exposure to tuberculosis bacteria and not an active infection. The absence of treatment records showing active tuberculosis during service, along with a normal chest x-ray post-service, further supported this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002171
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