Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for traumatic glaucoma in the left eye, but did not address the effective date or evaluation. The Veteran's motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was dismissed because the issue of assignment of the effective date was not before the Board.

The Veteran's claims for right and left foot disabilities have been reopened. The Board has remanded the cases of right ankle, right knee, and right elbow disabilities.,Service connection for eye disability (glaucoma) is also remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, finding that it was not incurred in or related to military service and is not aggravated by her service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Board also found no evidence of a TERA exposure causing the glaucoma.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left eye incomplete retinal vein occlusion and open angle glaucoma was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective March 15, 2018. The decision also noted that the Veteran had been taking medication (Brimonidine tartrate) for his symptoms since 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disability, finding that his current conditions are not due to trauma or toxic exposures in service and do not have residuals of any incident. The evidence does not establish continuity of symptoms shortly after service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for glaucoma, peripapillary atrophy (PPA), and bilateral cataracts.

The Veteran's visual impairment, including blindness, is not service-connected due to the July 1996 septorhinoplasty and reconstruction. The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new examination is required to determine if any diagnosed eye disability is related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral glaucoma and macular degeneration due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's gynecological disability, including ovarian cysts and hysterectomy, is granted as service-connected.,Her hypertension secondary to the hysterectomy is also granted as service-connected.,However, her bilateral glaucoma with pain is denied as not related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of STRs and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed vision loss and glaucoma.

The Board has found that another remand is necessary to ensure there is a complete record on which to decide the claim for noncongestive glaucoma, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the extent of disfigurement caused by the bleb resulting from the Veteran's glaucoma surgery.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for major depression with anxiety disorder was denied, and the claim for TDIU prior to April 30, 2015, was granted.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for open-angle glaucoma is remanded due to a duty to assist error.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 26, 2021, for the award of a 100 percent rating for respiratory disability is also remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's diabetes and hypertension are granted as presumptively related to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea. However, the claim for glaucoma is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the presumption of herbicide agent exposure, effective from August 10, 2022 (PACT Act).,The Veteran's glaucoma is not found to be related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, headaches, and open angle glaucoma. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.,Specifically, the Board found no chronicity of HTN within one year after separation from active duty, and there was no credible evidence linking it to service exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to her inability to use assistive devices as a normal mode of locomotion.

The Board has determined that the November 2018 rating decision should be remanded to issue a Statement of the Case regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for glaucoma, an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD (anxiety and depression), and PTSD due to issues with verifying the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors.

The Veteran's hypothyroidism disability is rated at 0 percent, and the Board finds duty to assist errors occurred prior to the October 2023 rating decision. The issue of a compensable evaluation for service-connected hypothyroidism must be remanded.,The Veteran's entitlement to a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is also remanded due to duty to assist errors.