Glaucoma decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral eye conditions and tinnitus due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and rating higher than 60 percent for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for residuals of an eye injury and glaucoma due to incomplete information from a VA examiner's CV, and additional private treatment records need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and glaucoma, as well as the claim for TDIU due to incomplete service records. The Veteran's STRs are presumed destroyed by a fire in 1973.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the spine was rated at 10 percent prior to August 9, 2021 and granted a 20 percent rating beginning on that date.,The Veteran's right eye glaucoma is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, heart condition, diabetes, hypertension, prostate cancer, glaucoma, and hyperlipidemia, is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim. The evidence does not support any of these claims.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for sexual dysfunction and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, alcohol and substance abuse, bilateral pes planus, migraine headaches, cataracts, vertigo, and glaucoma. The claims for left ankle/foot disorders other than pes planus, right knee injuries, and left knee injuries are denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's vision loss is related to his service at Camp Lejeune and if it was aggravated by exposure to contaminated water.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral cataracts with suspected glaucoma, related to medication taken for his service-connected hepatitis C, is being remanded due to the need for a supplemental medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral glaucoma and service, specifically his exposure to chemical and environmental toxins. The Veteran will need a VA examination to address this issue.

The Board has remanded the case due to potential service connection for glaucoma, either as secondary to diabetes mellitus or directly related to service. The Veteran's STRs show complaints of blurry vision and a diagnosis of insulin-dependent type I diabetes mellitus during service. A new examination is needed to determine if the glaucoma may have initially manifested during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and any private care provider records. The Veteran must be given an opportunity to provide these records or submit releases for them.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring further development and consideration of the Veteran's eye disability claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and kidney disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient verification of in-service stressors for PTSD, and for an eye and skin disability. The Veteran will be provided with additional attempts to verify his claimed stressors and a VA examination for his eye and skin disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, suspected glaucoma and blepharitis (eye condition), and kidney disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the appellant's military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of bilateral eye disability, including glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disability, including chronic uveitis with glaucoma and cataracts, has been granted a 70 percent rating. The Veteran also received an increased rating for her bilateral eye disability. Service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted as presumptively related to exposure to herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam. The appeals for glaucoma, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are dismissed.