Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, including left eye blindness and bilateral glaucoma, was not incurred in service or related to service. The disabilities were also not caused or aggravated by his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic renal insufficiency, bilateral cataracts, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction, do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of evidence showing herbicide exposure during his service aboard the USS Constellation, and thus, he is not entitled to the presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's glaucoma is found to have originated during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disability remains pending as it was not addressed in the decision.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating beyond the June 30, 2008 evaluation was dismissed as he expressed satisfaction with that evaluation. The Board granted a temporary total disability rating extension to July 31, 2008 based on post-surgical convalescence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing an addendum opinion regarding his service-connected glaucoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and glaucoma, as well as his claim for an increased rating for hypertension. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed eye disorders, including POAG and other conditions, are not shown to be related to military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran is in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to her conditions, including chronic obstructive airway disease, COPD, morbid obesity, osteoarthritis, hypertension, dyslipidemia, macular degenerative, and glaucoma. She requires assistance with activities such as transferring, walking, climbing stairs, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry, and taking her medications.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's loss of eyesight and glaucoma are not service-connected, nor can they be recognized as an additional disability under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to medications prescribed by VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye disabilities, including blindness, glaucoma, and retinal detachment, are not service-connected. The preexisting partial retinal detachment was found to be a result of a childhood injury, which is considered sound at entry into service. There is no clear evidence of aggravation during service.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including an addendum opinion on the etiology of glaucoma and a SOC regarding the rating for anxiety disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged herbicide exposure in Japan, and then to readjudicate his service connection claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his death, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's glaucoma is service-connected as it resulted from a traumatic injury in service. The left arm disability, diagnosed as arthritis of the elbow, was determined to have existed prior to service and not aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA eye examination to address whether glaucoma is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral diabetic retinopathy and denied service connection for glaucoma. Bilateral diabetic retinopathy is found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, while glaucoma is not proximately due to or aggravated by diabetes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a throat condition, asthma, and glaucoma due to alleged mustard gas exposure in service. The new evidence submitted does not provide sufficient material evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed bilateral eye disabilities, including optic nerve atrophy and glaucoma, are related to her service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions on a direct basis.

The Board has granted service connection for a liver disorder (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) as secondary to service-connected diabetes. The issue of glaucoma is remanded, and the issue of prostatic hypertrophy requires issuance of a statement of the case.