Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and depressive disorder with anxiety, but denied service connection for glaucoma.

The Board denied an initial increased rating for the acquired psychiatric condition and sickle cell retinopathy, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective March 23, 2022, and special monthly compensation based on housebound status effective August 14, 2023.

The appeal was dismissed due to a formal defect related to the Veteran's concurrent election of multiple review options for the same issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for loss of vision (glaucoma) and entitlement to an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for cold spells and an eye disability (glaucoma suspect and pigment dispersion) related to the Veteran's service, but denied a compensable rating for malaria.

The Board remands the appeal for a new examination to address deficiencies in previous opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye disability and its potential relationship to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for a dental disorder and an eye disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date for a 70 percent evaluation for bilateral glaucoma to include dry eye syndrome, beginning August 31, 2021.

The appeal for service connection for prostate cancer, hearing loss, and glaucoma is dismissed as there are no remaining questions of law or fact to resolve.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance, but remanded the claim for glaucoma.

The Board remands the claim for a current VA examination and to obtain an opinion regarding whether the diagnosed eye disabilities are related to service, including the in-service diagnosis of 'glaucoma suspect'.

The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for open angle glaucoma, retinal detachment, and cataract (eye disability) was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by VA's carelessness or negligence.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension but denied it for a vision-related disability (glaucoma).

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral nuclear cataract, primary open-angle glaucoma and granted service connection for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma as secondary to a service-connected disability, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's diabetes and his glaucoma.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right eye disability from July 2, 2015, to April 3, 2018; denied a rating in excess of 20 percent from April 3, 2018, to June 16, 2024; and granted a 40 percent rating from June 17, 2024.

The Board denied an increased rating for sarcoidosis but granted service connection for a left eye disorder, including glaucoma and a bilateral hand disorder as secondary to sarcoidosis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a thoracolumbar condition, mononeuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and glaucoma to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted an initial rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's eye condition, based on visual impairment in both eyes.

The Board remands the claim for an eye disorder, to include bilateral glaucoma and cataracts, and a left eye epiretinal membrane, as the current VA opinions are not adequate.