Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, low back disorder, and bilateral glaucoma.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's current right knee, left knee, and low back disorders based on in-service injuries during Reserve component training (IDT).

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a change in law regarding causation standards and because of insufficient reasoning provided by previous opinions. The Veteran's vertigo, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, eye disability, and GERD are all being reviewed again with new medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA-contracted examiner regarding whether the Veteran's vision impairment is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's glaucoma, specifically whether it is related to service or aggravated by his diabetes.

The appeal is dismissed for the claims of bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left leg amputation, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, sleep apnea, stroke, glaucoma, and cataracts. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an eye condition, to include glaucoma. The decision found that there was no current disability for VA purposes in the case of bilateral hearing loss and that the Veteran's statements regarding in-service incurrence were not credible in the case of his eye condition.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and loss of vision/open angle glaucoma/cataracts/choroidal nevus, claimed as secondary to concussion residuals. The Veteran's representative argued that a VA examination was inadequate due to lack of review of medical literature and potential need for a neuro ophthalmologist's opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records and private medical records related to the Veteran's eye conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma and bilateral hearing loss, but has remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral knee disability.,Service connection is not granted for glaucoma or bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted the Appellant's claim for special monthly DIC based on the need for regular aid and attendance, resolving all reasonable doubt in her favor. The decision also moots any housebound status claim as it is superseded by the grant of aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), was related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or cancer malignancy. The appeal is granted.

Your claim for service connection for bilateral glaucoma has been previously denied and is now dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II and glaucoma, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II due to outstanding service personnel records and the need for additional medical opinions. The PACT Act is relevant to the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on the issues of glaucoma, right shoulder disability, sciatic neuropathy in the left lower extremity (LLE), and diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to procedural deficiencies.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to procedural issues. The Veteran's eye disorders are related to his advanced age, not service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's eye disorder claim for further development, including obtaining an adequate examination report and expert opinion to determine if a current eye disorder is related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an eye disability, entitlement to an increased rate of special monthly compensation (SMC), and an effective date prior to January 22, 2018, for the award of SMC at the housebound rate due to incomplete medical records and need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's bilateral glaucoma with left-sided homonymous hemianopsia resulted in a visual acuity of no worse than 20/40 in both eyes, and an average concentric contraction of 33.5 degrees in the left eye and 44.375 degrees in the right eye. The Board found that this warranted a 30 percent disability rating under DCs 6013-6080.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral open angle glaucoma is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and thus grants his claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).