Tuberculosis — all decisions

The Board has granted service connection for latent tuberculosis. The Veteran's claims for respiratory and circulatory disabilities are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.,Prostatitis, ED, TB residuals, and lung nodules/polyps claims are also being remanded as they involve service connection based on presumed exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for his eye disorders are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability evaluation for service-connected inactive pulmonary tuberculosis and for service connection for clear cell carcinoma with renal cell carcinoma and kidney removal due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the severity of his tuberculosis throughout the period on appeal, the nature and etiology of his cancer, and whether his service-connected condition caused or aggravated his cancer.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, COPD, TBI, an allergy to petroleum products, and tuberculosis. The cases are REMANDED for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the cause of death. The appellant contends that the Veteran's death is related to in-service herbicide exposure and/or tuberculosis exposure, but there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The examiner must provide a new opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's cause of death was related to his active service or caused by military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy are granted service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. His tuberculosis is denied as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases of tuberculosis and chronic cysts for further development due to incomplete records and need for clarification.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, sciatic nerve disability, pleurisy and tuberculosis, as well as a back disability. The Board dismissed the appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of mycobacterium tuberculosis, an increased rating for tension headaches, and initial ratings for cervical spine and lumbar spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS). The Veteran was not granted any new or higher disability ratings.

The appeal is remanded to confirm the Veteran's status due to unconfirmed reports of his death.

The Veteran's claim for residuals of tuberculosis is denied as there is no current disability.,The Veteran's claims for left foot drop and balance problems, and sleep apnea are both granted. The Board finds that the Veteran had a diagnosis of sleep apnea in service and grants this claim.,The Veteran's claims for left knee disorder and right shoulder disorder are remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if these conditions were incurred during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney cyst has been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a current disability or link to service. The claims of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and back disability are denied as new and material evidence was not received. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's tuberculosis disability prior to June 27, 2017. The VA needs to obtain a retrospective medical opinion from an appropriate physician.