Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the service connection claims, as there are limited VA treatment records from the relevant time period. The Veteran's disabilities have been treated at the Leavenworth VA Medical Center since 2001.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU is remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining visual field test results from VISTA IMAGING.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified open angle glaucoma and hearing loss, finding no evidence of a link to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hearing loss, glaucoma, and lung disorder.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as aggravated by a service-connected disability (tinnitus). The claim for sleep apnea was denied. The Veteran's glaucoma of the left eye is currently rated at 10 percent and no higher rating or extraschedular consideration is warranted. The earlier effective date claims were also denied.

Service connection for glaucoma and bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The claim for service connection for a skin condition of the face and back, to include pseudofolliculitis barbae/acne folliculitis barbae or chloracne or PCT was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and MDD is granted as it has been reopened.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for glaucoma due to new and material evidence. However, the issue is remanded as there are unresolved questions regarding whether glaucoma is related to TBI or if it was aggravated by TBI.

The Veteran's current glaucoma of the left eye is being remanded for further development to determine if it is related to his service, specifically engaging in boxing during service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, glaucoma, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for glaucoma and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete medical opinions and the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including glaucoma, chronic fatigue syndrome, muscle pain and weakness, joint pain and weakness, sleep apnea, cholecystectomy, colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and migraines. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to the lack of a current diagnosis or during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for glaucoma is granted. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Entitlement to service connection for a right hip condition is denied due to lack of in-service injury or disease related to the current disability.

The Veteran's eye condition (glaucoma and central vein occlusion) is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The Veteran's sleep apnea is denied, with the preponderance of evidence against a finding that it is related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left eye vision loss due to a VA surgical procedure in August 2004, as there are questions regarding whether the Veteran's significant left eye vision loss was caused or worsened by VA clinical staff's failure to advise him to stop taking Plavix and aspirin prior to and after the surgery.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if any of the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service, particularly given his alleged exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability and TDIU due to lack of evidence linking the disabilities to service, and because the Veteran's combined rating is not 70% or more.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anatomical loss of the right eye and glaucoma condition of the left eye is remanded due to missing military personnel records that may support his contention of combat participation during the Korean Conflict.

The Veteran's right eye disability, which includes glaucoma of the right eye status post vitrectomy and retinal detachment repair with pseudophakos and dry eye syndrome, resulted in a visual field contraction. The Board has granted an effective date of June 25, 2004 for a 10 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, glaucoma, chronic dry eye syndrome, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and xerosis cutis, onychomycosis, and dermatophytosis are all granted or denied as specified. The appeal is not about service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma as there was no evidence showing the condition first manifested during or after service, and no probative evidence linking it to service.