Glaucoma decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the other issues are remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's glaucoma rating is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and converting a Goldmann chart. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the glaucoma rating issue.

The Board denied service connection for a right eye disorder and its residuals, finding no probative medical evidence that any of the Veteran's current diagnoses were incurred in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's vision disabilities. The case will be reviewed with a new VA medical opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of a headache disorder. However, it denied all other claims as they are not related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, including glaucoma, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a causal link to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus, and bipolar disorder as the evidence did not show current disabilities or continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome on his other eye conditions, including cataracts, macular scar, pinguecula, arcus senilis, and glaucoma. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the current disability ratings adequately reflected the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral elbow disability and an increased rating for bilateral glaucoma. For the elbow, the evidence did not show a current diagnosis or functional impairment related to service. For the glaucoma, the Veteran had visual field contraction but remained within the 31-45 degree range, warranting a 30% rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal due to insufficient information regarding his service in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, which is necessary for proper adjudication of all appealed issues.

The Veteran's appeals for left knee condition and right knee condition have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of cervical spine with radiculopathy, lumbar spine condition, respiratory condition, glaucoma (claimed as secondary to respiratory condition), stomach ulcer, and GERD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient reasoning in the previous VA opinion regarding the Veteran's eye disability. The examiner needs to provide a new opinion that specifically states whether it is at least as likely as not (probability of 50 percent or more) that any eye disorder is related to the Veteran’s service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's Reserve and National Guard service. The claims will be reviewed again with a focus on verifying her periods of Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA) and Indefinite ACDUTRA (INACDUTRA).

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and issuing a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's current eye disabilities are related to service, including environmental exposures during service in Vietnam and Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and any acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide these claims.,The Veteran's glaucoma claim remains remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated his glaucoma. The Veteran's psychiatric disorder claim also remains remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions addressing the relationship between his in-service stressors and current diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye glaucoma with corneal opacification and pseudophakia, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for open angle glaucoma, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.