The Board granted service connection for latent tuberculosis, finding that the Veteran's current disability began during active service.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination provided a favorable nexus between the Veteran's latent tuberculosis and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- latent tuberculosis, residuals of latent tuberculosis, lung nodule
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004196
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 709 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal was granted for service connection for latent tuberculosis and dermatitis of the face, while other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for latent tuberculosis and a back disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for latent tuberculosis and lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's in-service back pain and positive tuberculosis test results established a direct link to his current conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for latent tuberculosis as there is no evidence of active TB or any residuals thereof.
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