Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board denied an increased rating for bilateral open angle glaucoma with vision loss, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher evaluation based on visual field or central acuity impairment.

Your appeal is being remanded to the RO for review of new evidence. The case will be returned to the Board if further action is required.

The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to his disabilities, including senile dementia, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hypertension, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis, diverticulitis, status post myocardial infarction, anemia, status post ostomy, and glaucoma.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and defective vision of the left eye, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for glaucomatous optic nerve atrophy, which he claims as right eye optic nerve atrophy. The VA has not provided sufficient evidence to determine if the treatment caused additional disability or death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current diagnoses of glaucoma and senile cataracts to military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the claimed disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and cataracts and glaucoma of the left eye.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, bilateral senile cataracts and refractive error. The veteran is not entitled to service connection as his current eye disorders are not related to his active duty service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's glaucoma was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for defective vision secondary to glaucoma, finding that his right eye is not service-connected and therefore cannot be used to calculate a disability rating for his left eye. The highest rating he can receive is a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board finds that the veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral glaucoma is not related to his military service and has denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran does not have any additional residuals of a left foot injury or glaucoma attributable to service. The claim for service connection for glaucoma was denied as there is no evidence showing its onset during service.

The Board has decided the case needs further examination and evaluation to determine if any current eye disability, including glaucoma, is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's current glaucoma is not causally related to his period of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and there is no evidence of record linking his claimed conditions to military service or any service-connected disabilities. The veteran's chest pain, bilateral glaucoma, degenerative disc disease of the back, bilateral foot disorder, and bilateral knee disorder are all denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a disability manifested by hypertension or heart disease. The veteran's PTSD claim was remanded for further development and review, as the in-service stressors need to be verified. The glaucoma and early cataracts claims are related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected left eye pterygium does not warrant a compensable evaluation as it only manifests dry eye with no evidence of loss of vision.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for his service-connected chorioretinal scar with glaucoma and decreased vision is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including obtaining medical records from VA facilities.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, shivers, memory loss, prostate disability (benign prostatic hypertrophy), chronic rhinorrhea, high blood pressure, and glaucoma with vision loss.,Service connection is granted for arthritis of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and glaucoma, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation. The veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.