Glaucoma decisions — 2022

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities and denied his claim for service connection for glaucoma. The TDIU appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not provide necessary information regarding his employment status, leading to abandonment of the appeal. For glaucoma, the Board found insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), bilateral glaucoma, and bilateral hearing loss due to potential service connection issues.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral glaucoma is being remanded as there are questions regarding its etiology and whether it is related to his diabetes mellitus or service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is also being remanded, with a focus on determining if the condition is due to tinnitus or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired eye disability and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to herbicide agent exposure. The case is returned for further development, including VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral leg disorder, left knee disorder, glaucoma disorder, and hypertension.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, glaucoma, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a direct relationship to his military service or any recognized exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's left eye disability is not service connected, and the VA procedure for cataract surgery did not cause or worsen his blindness.

Service connection for glaucoma is dismissed. Service connection for depression, sleep apnea, low back disorder, diabetes mellitus, and heart disease (claimed as ischemic heart disease and coronary artery disease) are granted on the merits.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic sinusitis and traumatic glaucoma of the right eye have been granted. The claim for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss disability remains pending.,For the initial rating period prior to June 28, 2019, a non-compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability has been granted. For the rating period from June 28, 2019 onwards, a higher than 20 percent rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disabilities and skin cancer. The examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military sexual trauma in service.

The Veteran's claim for financial assistance due to service-connected disabilities resulting in loss or use of feet is being remanded for a new VA examination.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the April 2022 remand directives and has ordered a new addendum opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's age-related cataracts, which are secondary to his service-connected right eye infraorbital scar.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed eye disabilities, including photophobia. The issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability and TBI are still pending.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability with vision loss is reopened, but the case is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye glaucoma and increased ratings for PTSD due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a respiratory disorder, back disorder, skin disorder, kidney disorder, abdominal aneurysm, glaucoma, and right eye disorder are all remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right wrist fracture disability, low back disability, and glaucoma due to concerns about the competency of VA medical examiners.

The Board has remanded the claim for a bilateral eye disability due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection. The Veteran's STRs mention eye and vision issues, but the VA examiner did not address these in their opinion.

The Board denied service connection for right eye glaucoma and cataract, as well as dry eye syndrome with bloody eye. The evidence did not support a nexus between the current conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating for her residuals of bilateral unspecified optic atrophy with visual field constriction defects.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened and granted. Service connection for glaucoma of the left eye and lumbosacral strain were denied.