Glaucoma Board decisions

The VA examiner found that the Veteran's glaucoma is due to an eye injury sustained during his military service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's left eye injury, including his open-angle glaucoma, is rated at a 10 percent disability level.

The Board found no medical evidence to support a connection between the Veteran's left eye glaucoma and blindness and his military service, as the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by it.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and records, as well as consideration of extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.84a.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection of arthritis of the spine as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the Veteran's glaucoma did not pre-exist his second period of active duty and was not aggravated by service. The VA examiner opined that the changes in vision were due to the natural progression of the disease, rather than aggravation during service.

The Board denied service connection for headaches in June 1992. The Veteran's claim of service connection for DM and an eye disorder was remanded by the Board but not fully addressed due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's chronic simple glaucoma was rated at 30 percent prior to January 13, 2010 and increased to 70 percent since that date.,Since January 13, 2010, the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating of 100 percent under DC 6080.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain service treatment records and for further development of the claim, including obtaining medical records from Fort Benning Army Hospital and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's glaucoma diagnosis and its onset during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic left eye disorder, including pigmentary glaucoma, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board found that the Veteran's glaucoma is not related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's hypertension was found to have its onset during his active service and is considered a compensable disability. The other conditions were not found to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for glaucoma, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected glaucoma was evaluated at a 20 percent rating from November 30, 2005, to July 31, 2007. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 6013-6080.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for frostbite, both hands. The new evidence presented relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the merits of the claim - his complaints of hand pain post-service. Service connection was not granted as there is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability due to frostbite sustained in service.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability is proximately caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, including glaucoma. The decision concluded that his current visual acuity issues are due to refractive error and not related to service.