Glaucoma Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for primary anemia has been withdrawn. The Board grants the Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, with the effective date being October 1, 2026 (PACT Act). The remaining issues are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected glaucoma with dry eye syndrome is currently rated at 90 percent, effective August 3, 2022. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical records and schedule a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including requesting Social Security Administration records related to the Veteran's claim.

The Board has dismissed all claims as the Veteran withdrew his appeals prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral narrow angle glaucoma, pinguecula of the left eye, and pterygium and squamous carcinoma of the right eye due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death prior to a final decision.

The Veteran's service connection for ischemic heart disease is granted due to herbicide exposure. The right eye disability claim and the rating claims are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a visual disability, right knee disability, left knee disability (secondary to the right knee), and bilateral hearing loss. The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence in some cases.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right eye disability and rating for PTSD due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's right eye glaucoma is being evaluated again, and his PTSD severity needs to be reassessed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral end stage glaucoma, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's glaucoma was caused by in-service exposure to chemicals. As a result, the decision grants the Veteran's claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed bilateral eye disability. The examiner was not able to adequately address the Veteran's lay statements and contentions, as well as his service treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incongruities in the medical opinions and lack of nexus evidence.

The appeals for service connection on all issues have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's multiple eye diagnoses during the pendency of his claim.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection issues were addressed.

The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma and remanded the claim of service connection for prostate disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and glaucoma as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction due to incomplete development and lack of a nexus opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service. The Board also denied entitlement to special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.,The Veteran was not found to have any conditions that would qualify him for SMC benefits due to the need for regular aid and assistance, nor did he meet the criteria for housebound status.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for residual neck surgical scars is granted.,Service connection for right foot disability is denied.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral eye disabilities (glaucoma, right eye cataract, left eye pseudophakia).

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.