Glaucoma Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a more contemporaneous assessment of his service-connected glaucoma due to additional VA outpatient treatment records and the need for a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical opinions from a previous VA examination.

The Veteran's only service-connected disability, bilateral hearing loss, does not render him unable to tend to the basic functions of self-care without regular assistance from another person or leave him vulnerable to the hazards and dangers incident to his environment. The Board finds that the threshold legal criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for the regular aid and attendance of another person or upon housebound status are not met.

The Board found that the Veteran's current eye problems are attributable to a known clinical diagnosis (narrow angle glaucoma) and not related to his military service, including his deployment in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War. Therefore, he is not entitled to service connection for an undiagnosed illness or direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA ophthalmology examination and obtaining additional medical records.

The Board found no current evidence of glaucoma and concluded that the Veteran's claimed disability is not related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims for service connection for hypertension and glaucoma can be adjudicated.

The Veteran seeks service connection for glaucoma, which he contends is secondary to treatment for his service-connected peripheral neuropathy. The Board has ordered additional development of the claims file and requested an examination to determine if the Veteran's glaucoma is permanently aggravated by his diabetes mellitus and/or peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left eye glaucoma and therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Veteran's end stage glaucoma, to include blindness, was not found to be related to service or exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a bilateral eye disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's glaucoma was not shown to be related to his service or any presumptive exposure, and the VA examiner found no link between diabetes mellitus and glaucoma. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, claimed as an eye condition, including as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current glaucoma and his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying service dates and providing a VA examination to determine if glaucoma is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for diabetes mellitus Type 2 with erectile dysfunction and glaucoma were denied. The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities was granted initial noncompensable disability ratings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected glaucoma was granted a rating of 60 percent effective January 9, 2009. Prior to that date, the disability had been rated as 40 percent disabling.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations of her eyes and joints.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury and glaucoma, finding no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected traumatic aphakia of the right eye is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence.