Glaucoma Board decisions

The Veteran's death was not caused by, or hastened by, the treatment he received in a VA facility between May 2007 and September 2007.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.

The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective from March 17, 2009. The Veteran's claim for an increased (compensable) rating for cataracts is addressed in the remand portion of this decision.

The Veteran's bilateral glaucoma and congenital right eye optic nerve pit were found to be incurred in service, with the Board granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral glaucoma and asthma with allergies due to additional development being needed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The issue of increased rating for right eye glaucoma will be reconsidered after these steps.

The Veteran's claims for glaucoma, left shoulder bursitis, and diabetes mellitus were denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during service or within the presumptive period.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a cyst, heart disorder, and bilateral eye disorder were denied as there is no evidence of any current disability resulting from these conditions.

The Veteran's back condition is service-connected.,Glaucoma was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate opinion in a previous VA examination regarding whether the Veteran's glaucoma is related to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, diagnosed as glaucoma. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee patellar joint disease is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient response and undeliverable communication, and requests for information have not been completed. The Veteran's new address in Virginia needs to be obtained and proper notice must be provided.

The Veteran seeks service connection for glaucoma, which he asserts was present during his active duty service. The Board finds that further development of the record is necessary to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current glaucoma and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for service-connected ischemic heart disease and glaucoma were denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's glaucoma is related to his military service and whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected renal calculi.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The claims of service connection for various disabilities, including those related to Agent Orange exposure, will be processed after the hearing.

The Board found that the Veteran's eye disabilities, including right superior quadrantanopsia, refractive error, pinquecula, cataract, dry eye, suspect glaucoma, and light sensitivity, did not have their onset in service or were not caused by disease or injury incurred during active military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for pyorrhea of the gums, schizophrenia, glaucoma, left eye blindness, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and amputation, middle finger, left hand. As such, these claims are denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral eye disorders are not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell disease has been reopened and is granted. He is also awarded secondary service connection for multiple conditions as secondary to his sickle cell disease, including right shoulder/arm disorder, hemorrhoids (blood in stool), fungal dermatitis, psychiatric disorder (depression), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, low back disorder, heart condition, eye disorders (glaucoma and blindness in the left eye), muscle and joint pain, erectile dysfunction, and alopecia. His rating for vertigo remains at 30 percent.