Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and a need for further review of the Veteran's exposure history.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sarcoidosis, right hip disability, avascular necrosis, osteoporosis, glaucoma (eye disability), a right hand disability, a left hand disability, hypertension, and bilateral foot disabilities. The issues are being addressed due to new evidence associated with his file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and eye disability, specifically glaucoma. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for additional development including obtaining missing service records and VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for CML, erectile dysfunction as secondary to CML, bilateral hip arthritis, and hypertension. The Veteran's eye disorder was not found related to his hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disability and a skin disability due to additional development being required. The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral glaucoma, pseudophakia, dry eyes, cataract, and dermatillomania.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current eye disability and his active service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The VA is required to obtain a medical opinion to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's service and his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection and rating of various conditions has been denied. The Board found no evidence to support the claims for bilateral hearing loss, plantar fasciitis, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, glaucoma, cataracts, or allergic rhinitis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete examination and need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her legacy appeal in favor of higher-level review through the modernized system.

The Board has granted service connection for an eye disability, including glaucoma. The claim for a prostate condition was withdrawn during the hearing.

The Veteran's appeal for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been dismissed as he withdrew all remaining issues associated with his appeal.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its remand directives and has ordered the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral glaucoma to be remanded for further action.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for type two diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and glaucoma of the left and right eyes. The claims are now remanded due to new evidence received since the January 2015 rating decision.

The Veteran's cataracts are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,A 60 percent disability rating for diabetic retinopathy, including open angle glaucoma and atrophy of the optic nerve, is granted prior to June 17, 2022.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left eye disability and entitlement to TDIU due to lack of compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability other than his service-connected hypertensive retinopathy, finding that there was not enough evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's current glaucoma and cataracts and his service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including lumbar spine injury, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right eye disability (glaucoma), left eye disability (glaucoma), respiratory disability (asthma), chronic disabilities of the upper and lower extremities, hemorrhoids, leukemia, and high cholesterol. The decision also remanded service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to new evidence and missed VA examinations. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling further medical evaluations.

The Veteran's ocular hypertension with glaucoma was granted a 30% rating as of January 28, 2020. Prior to this date, the condition did not meet criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 22, 2012.