Glaucoma Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his conditions do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The VA determined that the veteran's disabilities do not render him unable to adequately attend to daily living needs or substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises, thus denying special monthly pension benefits based on need for regular aid and attendance.

The veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma was denied. The claims for service connection for blood in the urine, hypertension, and pyorrhea were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection was granted for a low back disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral glaucoma warrants an initial 30 percent evaluation from October 1, 1991 to May 22, 1994 and a current 20 percent evaluation since then.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his glaucoma, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation than the current 50 percent assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for arthritis, a liver disorder, and glaucoma. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board found no evidence of any current eye disorders related to service, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma of the right eye and an increased rating for enucleation of the left eye, finding no probative medical evidence linking the conditions to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected liver disability and visual acuity impairment are not supported by evidence of current disability. The claim for a higher rating for his visual acuity impairment is denied as there is no basis to assign an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The Board has denied service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and has reopened the claim of service connection for an eye disorder, but new evidence does not establish a link between current symptoms and in-service stressors or combat experience.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral chronic open angle glaucoma does not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation than those for the assigned evaluation of 20 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's glaucoma and cataracts are not related to his military service or asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disorder. The Board also found that the veteran's left eye disorders are related to an in-service injury, thus granting service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma, but denied the increased rating for bilateral pes planus with callosities and the T/R based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the veteran's glaucoma did not manifest during service and is not otherwise attributable to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for glaucoma was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate due to his service-connected glaucoma of both eyes with optic atrophy (60%) and anemia (10%). The appellant was found not to meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma and degenerative disc disease, as well as his increased ratings for gouty arthritis and gastritis with history of duodenal ulcer. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.