Glaucoma decisions — 2000

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied as his disabilities do not meet the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current glaucoma to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected corneal scar, right eye with iridectomy, cataract and traumatic glaucoma, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for glaucoma is not well grounded, and thus denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Grave's disease and glaucoma, finding that his claims are not well-grounded. The issue of service connection for Crouzon's craniofacial dysostosis is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its preexistence in service.

The Board denied an increased rating for glaucoma, finding that the veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The issue of entitlement to an increased rating for glaucoma is remanded.

The Board found no evidence of glaucoma and denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the appellant does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or housebound status due to her disabilities.

The veteran's disabilities, including a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, cervical spondylosis, degenerative arthritis of the knees, hemorrhoids, COPD, and glaucoma, meet the criteria for a combined rating of 70 percent. The veteran is therefore considered unemployable due to her disabilities.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a heart disability, glaucoma of the left eye, or refractive error of the left eye. The veteran's claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the criteria for increased special monthly death pension benefits due to her need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound, based on her disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, glaucoma and cataracts are not well grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his period of active service or his service-connected cerebral concussion.

The veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation benefits was denied as he had acquired stable employment that did not aggravate his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and cataracts and glaucoma, attributing the latter to nasopharyngeal irradiation in service. The claim for increased evaluation of myositis of the right shoulder is pending.

The VA surgery did not improve the appellant's vision and resulted in his bilateral blindness due to end-stage glaucoma with cataracts.

The Board has determined that the appellant's need for aid and attendance is established, granting her special monthly pension based on this need.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral glaucoma, finding that it had its onset in service. Service connection for vision regression (refractive error) is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a disorder associated with right eye pain or headaches due to VA surgical treatment in June 1990, and for glaucoma due to VA treatment are not well grounded.

The Board found the claim for service connection for glaucoma not well grounded. For the compensable disability rating of residuals of a fractured jaw, there is no evidence of displacement or loss of range of motion, and thus it does not meet the criteria for a non-compensable evaluation under DC 9904.

The Board found that the veteran's allergic rhinitis, back disability, and glaucoma were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.