Glaucoma Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for vision loss was denied because the VA care did not cause his additional disability of blurred vision and vision loss, which were related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder (primarily Seroquel or Paxil). The TDIU claim was granted.

The Veteran's hepatitis B and hypertension have been granted service connection due to exposure during service. The bilateral eye disability has also been granted service connection as it is proximately due to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.,Service connection for hepatitis B, hypertension, and a bilateral eye disability (diagnosed as bilateral steroid responsive glaucoma status post Ahmed and Baerveldt shunts) have all been established.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and skin cancer are granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's glaucoma is denied as not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for G6PD deficiency and bilateral eye disabilities, including glaucoma and dry eye syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, glaucoma secondary to service-connected diabetes, and hypertension. The Veteran's claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), but the Joint Services Records Research Center found no evidence of such exposure.,Service connection was not granted as there is insufficient evidence to establish actual exposure to Agent Orange or herbicide agents in service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence submitted by the Veteran, which relates to his PTSD diagnosis.

The Veteran's claimed psychiatric conditions, kidney disability, tinnitus, hypertension, diverticulitis, bronchitis, asthma, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and Alzheimer's disease are not service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including burning sensation when urinating, glaucoma, diabetes mellitus (DM), left jaw condition, and right foot condition, as they are not related to his active military service or exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca, also claimed as glaucoma should be remanded due to the need for consideration of additional VA treatment records.

The Board has readjudicated the claim of service connection for choroidal melanoma, dry eye, glaucoma, and optic atrophy of the right eye due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The Board found that this evidence is relevant but not sufficient to establish service connection as it does not show a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for residuals of cataracts surgery, a neck condition, right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, and arthritis of the right and left hip have been granted. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye condition and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no credible evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The Veteran's current ratings for his disabilities are found to be appropriate based on the audiometric evaluations conducted.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for eye disorder and specially adapted housing/special home adaptation grant due to inadequate opinions regarding service connection, lack of examination on some issues, and need for clarification on certain diagnoses.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral glaucoma, finding that the evidence did not support a direct or secondary relationship to service.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU were dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he died during their pendency.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims during a Board hearing.,Service connection has been granted for hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (as secondary to hypertension), and glaucoma (as secondary to hypertension).

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; anemia; back disability; bilateral foot disability including pes planus and right bunion. The issues of service connection for eye disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and insomnia were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 4, 2014, for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance was denied. The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable prior to August 4, 2014, that the Veteran met the criteria for SMC.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma as there is no evidence that the condition was incurred or aggravated during active duty, and the current diagnosis is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including migraine headaches and bilateral open angle glaucoma, do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.