Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder cancer, cataracts of both eyes, and glaucoma of both eyes were not incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude him from securing and following some form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience, warranting a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, specifically glaucoma, and an increased rating for his service-connected hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for asthmatic bronchitis and service connection for bilateral glaucoma and PTSD were denied. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating for his asthma, and there is no evidence of bilateral glaucoma or PTSD related to service.

The Veteran's conditions, while disabling, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension benefits based on need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound.

The Board denied service connection for eye disorders, kidney and liver disorders, dizzy spells and headaches, and PTSD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not show these conditions were related to service or service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left eye injury are currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling. The headaches secondary to the left eye injury have been rated at 30 percent since July 28, 2006.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is service-connected. The Board also granted service connection for cellulitis, otitis media, tinnitus, nasopharyngeal cancer (claimed as throat cancer), and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's glaucoma of the right eye, status post trabeculectomy is granted. His bursitis of the left elbow and back strain are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his active military service and therefore denied all of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2 and his diagnosed glaucoma.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral end stage glaucoma, to include blindness. The March 2003 decision denying a claim of service connection is final, but reopening was granted due to the submission of new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for non-service connected pension, finding that he did not meet the criteria due to lack of evidence demonstrating incapacitation prior to January 26, 2005.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for an updated VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected chronic simple glaucoma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining service records and VA/VA outpatient records, as well as a new examination for hepatitis B.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disorder, rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment from September 21, 1999, until February 6, 2007.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature, etiology, and date of onset of his glaucoma.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, glaucoma, gout, and residuals of a left knee injury with a contusion are not supported by the evidence. The claim for an initial compensable rating for the residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair is also denied.