Glaucoma decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected autoimmune disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling since June 24, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and remand have been denied. The Board has found that the evidence does not support an increase in rating above 10 percent for primary open angle glaucoma, as well as other issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and decreased vision, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of partial loss of lower jaw, generalized anxiety disorder, and simple glaucoma (bilateral dry eye syndrome) as her appeals were untimely.

The Veteran's claim to reinstate a 20 percent rating for his service-connected bilateral pigment dispersion glaucoma has been dismissed because the November 2020 proposed reduction was not final and he did not appeal the January 2021 final decision.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye injury and residuals of right eye injury due to a duty-to-assist error in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional error in not obtaining an adequate VA addendum medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral eye glaucoma and his service-connected hypertension. The case is being remanded to obtain this necessary information.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence being received after a previous Statement of the Case.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his eye disability, finding that there is not a causal relationship between his current conditions and his in-service head injury or any other event during service.

The Veteran's appeal challenging the proposed severance of service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome is dismissed as a matter of law. The AOJ subsequently granted service connection for bilateral open angle glaucoma, combined this disability with the service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome, and assigned a higher initial 10 percent rating effective March 1, 2013.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral glaucoma, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent prior to March 31, 2022, for his service-connected bilateral uveitic glaucoma is denied as the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cataracts.

The Veteran's claims for glaucoma and temporomandibular joint dysfunction have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew these claims during a hearing.,New evidence has reopened previously denied claims for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD), congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, COPD, chronic renal insufficiency, hypertension, prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral eye coloboma, bilateral cataracts, and glaucoma of the bilateral eyes as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma and remanded the issue of service connection for eye disability, other than glaucoma. The Veteran's claim for glaucoma was denied due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury. The Board found that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current eye condition may be related to his in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic glaucoma in the left eye, but did not address the effective date or evaluation. The Veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed because the issue of assignment of the effective date was not before the Board.

The Veteran's claims for right and left foot disabilities have been reopened. The Board has remanded the cases of right ankle, right knee, and right elbow disabilities.,Service connection for eye disability (glaucoma) is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, finding that it was not incurred in or related to military service and is not aggravated by her service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Board also found no evidence of a TERA exposure causing the glaucoma.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left eye incomplete retinal vein occlusion and open angle glaucoma was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective March 15, 2018. The decision also noted that the Veteran had been taking medication (Brimonidine tartrate) for his symptoms since 2017.