Tuberculosis decisions — 2009

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected condition that caused the Veteran's death, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The veteran's COPD with pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchial asthma did not result in symptoms that were intractable and totally incapacitating, with dyspnea at rest or marked dyspnea and cyanosis on mild exertion, prior to October 7, 1996.

The Veteran does not have hepatitis or tuberculosis as a result of his active military service.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, renal tuberculosis or other renal pathology, and residuals of a back injury.

The Board concluded that there is no medical basis for linking the Veteran's cause of death to his period of service, and denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and COPD with bullous emphysema, finding that these conditions did not manifest during active service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found that a 30 percent evaluation was not warranted for generalized anxiety disorder.

The case is being remanded to the RO for a VA examination to properly evaluate the service-connected respiratory disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating or that any of the claimed conditions were related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding no probative medical evidence linking his current condition to military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not proximately due to or the result of a disease or injury incurred in service, and denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the June 1956 rating decision was not new and material, as it did not include competent evidence that the Veteran's PTB was manifest in service, within three years of service or was aggravated by service.

The Veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for any of the issues related to service connection, and the Board is without jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for service connection for tuberculosis.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension, peptic ulcer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident were not caused by any incident of service and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's HIV.