Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities, including glaucoma and cataracts, are not related to his service, specifically a gunpowder injury in November 1961. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a left hip disorder and granted service connection for uveitis of both eyes as secondary to sarcoidosis, with vision loss in the left eye due to uveitic glaucoma.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's eye disorder, to include glaucoma and decreased visual acuity, permanently progressed at an abnormally high rate due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for glaucoma, peripheral neuropathy, hydrocephalus, and posttraumatic vertigo due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's right eye glaucoma had its onset during service and grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's TBI prior to October 23, 2008 is manifested by purely subjective complaints such as headaches and weakness associated with syringomyelia. No objective neurological deficits or diagnoses have been established.

The Veteran's service-connected aggravation of eye disabilities has been granted a rating of 40 percent, effective from November 5, 2015. The initial ratings for the periods prior to and after this date have also been determined.

The Veteran's end-stage glaucoma and legal blindness are not service connected as they did not occur during his military service or due to a service-connected condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's eye disorder did not have its onset during service, is not a result of service, and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, service connection for an eye disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma is granted. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran's current disability of glaucoma is etiologically related to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no credible evidence of service in Vietnam and thus no basis for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(iii).

The Veteran's service-connected right eye glaucoma and bilateral glaucoma have not met the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The other issues were either not addressed or are pending further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination, including obtaining VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA ophthalmological examination.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed the appeal due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70% since September 1, 2016. The Veteran also has a current diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy and an eye disorder other than diabetic retinopathy (presumed to be glaucoma). He was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions listed.

The Board found that the Veteran's current eye disabilities were not caused by his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's primary open angle glaucoma with optic neuropathy/nerve atrophy was not manifested during his active duty service or for many years after discharge from service, nor is it otherwise related to active duty. The claim of entitlement to a TDIU has been withdrawn by the Veteran.