Tuberculosis — all decisions

The Board remands the claim for service connection for tuberculosis to afford the Veteran a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of any current lung condition, including tuberculosis.

The Board denied service connection for mycobacterium tuberculosis, latent pulmonary tuberculosis infection, insomnia, and a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral lower and upper extremity rheumatoid arthritis but denied higher ratings for the right ankle sprain and a compensable rating for tuberculosis.

The Board remands the case to obtain an adequate medical opinion and reassess pulmonary function capability regarding the Veteran's latent pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran has active tuberculosis related to service.

The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability other than latent tuberculosis was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in September 2025.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchial asthma was granted, while the claim for tuberculosis was denied.

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis as there is no current diagnosis of the condition and no evidence linking it to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 10, 2021, for a 70 percent rating for PTSD and denied an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for residuals of latent tuberculosis (now also claimed as lung condition).

The Board denied service connection for tuberculosis (TB) as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or persistent symptoms of TB during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for the circumcision scar and remanded several other conditions, including prostate cancer, ED, suprapubic pain, voiding dysfunction, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and granulomatous epididymitis, due to a need for further evidence.

The appeal was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a notice of disagreement and the lack of an eligible rating decision for tuberculosis. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and tuberculosis, granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, and granted an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell skin cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, tuberculosis, hematuria, hypercholesterolemia, and vitamin deficiency. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, left leg shin splints, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right pinky finger disability, hypertension, tuberculosis, and GERD. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied.