Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and glaucoma, finding no credible evidence to support the veteran's claimed in-service stressors or onset of his glaucoma during service. The claim for unspecified disability(ies) as a result of exposure to Agent Orange was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lower extremity conditions and glaucoma, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty. The claim for an increased rating for Schamberg's disease with seborrheic keratosis was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, including as a result of mustard gas exposure during service, finding that there was no evidence of full body exposure to mustard gas and no relationship between the current eye disabilities (cataracts and glaucoma) and service.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left eye disorder, diagnosed as left eye open angle glaucoma with retinal hemorrhage, finding that it was incurred in active military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA ophthalmologic examination to determine the nature and severity of his right eye disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder as secondary to his service-connected left eye disabilities and TDIU based on combined rating criteria. The veteran's left eye disorders are not considered a proximate cause of his left ankle injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, glaucoma (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure), and ulcer (claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure). The Board found that there was no evidence of a head injury in service or any other link between the current conditions and military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for detached retina with glaucoma, left eye, status-post scleral buckle procedure due to a lack of evidence showing that the disability was caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or error.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran incurred additional disability from his cataract operation that was proximately due to negligence or other fault in the provision of VA hospital care in June 1954.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding evidence and the need for further medical opinions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, including glaucoma, as there is no medical evidence showing a current disability or any link to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right eye vision loss is not a proximate result of VA hospital care or medical treatment, and no fault in the furnishing of such care by VA is shown. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for neurovascular glaucoma of the right eye, status post Baerveldt glaucoma implant, is denied.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for glaucoma. The veteran's glaucoma is being evaluated further, including through an examination.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and glaucoma of the right eye, finding no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's glaucoma is related to their service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA clinical records from Tampa, Florida, and conducting additional medical examinations if necessary. The veteran is advised to provide any relevant evidence he may have.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of service connection for photophobia, which was not addressed by the RO.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's statements regarding in-service stressors have been corroborated by independent evidence. The other claims related to glaucoma, migraine headaches, degenerative changes of the right knee, and abrasions on the right knee are dismissed as the veteran withdrew his appeal.

The veteran's medical condition, due to multiple service-connected disabilities, resulted in him being unable to walk without assistance and requiring a wheelchair. The Board finds that his loss of use of both feet meets the criteria for SMC based on accrued benefits purposes.

The Board has denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's military service.