Glaucoma decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left eye disabilities due to a lack of adequate examination, and requests that VA obtain all relevant treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, sleep apnea, hypertension, endocrine disability, and psychiatric disability. The claim for service connection for a headache disability is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for glaucoma, secondary to a service-connected cataract. The case is remanded for further development and an addendum opinion from a VA clinician.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, arthritis of the right hip, and arthritis of the left hip have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic prostatitis and benign prostatitic hypertrophy (BPH) has been remanded. The effective date issue related to this claim is also being remanded.

The petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for glaucoma with left eye blindness is denied. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder and insomnia, is granted. Initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) are denied. The effective date prior to October 13, 2009, for the award of service connection for PFB is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's glaucoma and its relation to service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's open-angle glaucoma is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's right eye disability, cervical spine spondylosis, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (L3-4) were not found to be service-connected or warrant increased ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including macular degeneration, epi-retinal membrane, and glaucoma, finding that his current disabilities were not etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and glaucoma, finding that there is insufficient evidence to determine if his conditions were aggravated by service. The Veteran will be scheduled for medical examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for DM II, IHD, hypertension, ED, glaucoma, and sleep apnea have been denied. The Board found no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other events that could establish presumptive service connection.,Secondary service connection was not granted as the primary conditions (DM II and IHD) were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and glaucoma. The Board found that hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by service, is not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury, and is not otherwise attributable to service. Headaches were also denied as they are not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by service connected disease or injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa with cataract extraction, implants and glaucoma was granted in July 2011 with an effective date of September 16, 2008.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to service-connected disabilities. The claim for TBI was denied.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was submitted in January 2005. The effective date of the award of TDIU was set at December 24, 2008 because it found that the schedular requirements were first satisfied on that date. However, the Veteran argues that the schedular requirements have been met since his initial claim in January 2005.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for an eye disorder, including glaucoma, is being remanded due to the need for a more thorough examination and opinion regarding whether his head injuries during service caused or contributed to his current glaucoma.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a back condition, eye condition, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disorder, migraine headaches, restless leg syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board is remanding the case due to the need for an addendum VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current diagnosis of glaucoma and its relation to service.

The claim of service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for hypertension, glaucoma, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, and diabetic neuropathy have been remanded.

The Veteran's left cubital tunnel syndrome is granted as service connected. The issues of service connection for left hip strain, right eye glaucoma, bilateral hearing loss, sinus condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded.