Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has granted an effective date of March 20, 2003 for the Veteran's entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected conditions. The criteria were met as evidenced by the Veteran's inability to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from this date onwards.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to herbicide agent exposure.,The Veteran's kidney disability and erectile dysfunction are granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension.,The Veteran's colon cancer is remanded for further development.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for hypertension as a result of treatment with prednisone at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana in August and September 2006.,The Board also denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction, vision disorder (glaucoma), peripheral vascular disease (arterial insufficiency and femoral artery bypass), and nerve damage lower extremities as secondary to hypertension.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, glaucoma, peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, and headaches, all claimed as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its remand directives and therefore the claims for service connection are being remanded. The claims will be reconsidered after a thorough search of the Veteran's tour of duty in South Korea, covering the entire period from September 1969 to October 1970.

The Board has denied service connection for abdominal aneurysm, bilateral kidney disorder, and bilateral glaucoma due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service. The right eye disorder is also denied as the separation in time between herbicide exposure and diagnosis makes it less likely caused by such exposure.

The Veteran's bilateral eye disability, including open angle glaucoma and old partial retinal detachment, was not incurred during service or related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's eye disabilities, including retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, and cataracts are remanded for further examination and treatment records review.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to issues with the qualifications of VA examiners and the need to obtain recent medical records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, finding no credible evidence linking any current eye disorders to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a medical professional.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for abnormal glucose is dismissed as moot because she has already been granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, which includes the same condition. The appeals for pre-glaucoma of her left and right eyes are also dismissed due to her withdrawal request.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his tinnitus, right eye disabilities, PTSD, migraine headaches, and TDIU.

The Veteran's diabetic retinopathy with pseudophakia of the right eye and cataract of the left eye associated with diabetes mellitus is granted a 30 percent disability rating effective October 1, 2019.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's glaucoma began during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's glaucoma is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The issues of increased ratings for gout and hypertension, and service connection for a back disability and OSA are remanded.

The claim for service connection for an eye disorder, including retinal detachment and glaucoma is remanded due to the submission of new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The Veteran's statements regarding his in-service eye injury are considered credible.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus, and has remanded the issues of service connection for left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and increased evaluation for cataract with extraction, and IOL OS with glaucoma, macular pigment alteration and vitreous hemorrhage.

The Veteran's glaucoma was initially rated at 40% prior to June 13, 2018. From that date until May 22, 2022, the rating was increased to 60%. The appeal is denied for a higher rating.