Glaucoma Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disabilities and left eye glaucoma. The issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability and entitlement to TDIU are now before the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the VA examination and outstanding VA treatment records. The Veteran's left eye disability, including incomplete central retinal vein occlusion and glaucoma, needs further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes, back condition, glaucoma, GERD, right shoulder condition, and left femur condition due to insufficient evidence on whether these conditions are related to service. The Veteran is competent to report his symptoms in service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding the Veteran's eye disorders, including clarification of their nature and etiology.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for glaucoma, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, needs further clarification and evidence. The case is being sent back to the VA examiner who conducted a previous examination.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma and an increased rating for right fourth finger disability. The Veteran's glaucoma claim was denied due to lack of a diagnosis, while his right fourth finger disability claim was denied as the evidence did not show any impairment warranting a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain outstanding VA treatment records. He seeks service connection for right and left armpit disorders, a higher rating for glaucoma, and a separate compensable disability rating for skin rash as a residual of his TBI.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to herbicide agents in service. The issues include bilateral glaucoma, back disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities, hypertension, and a stroke.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an examination for service connection of advanced juvenile primary open angle glaucoma. The Veteran is not required to have a new rating assigned, but he needs to be examined to determine if his condition was caused by or aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted at a 40% disability rating from September 18, 2015. The claim for glaucoma remains pending and remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a heart condition, stomach condition (ulcer), and right eye condition due to lack of evidence of an earlier unadjudicated claim. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss case is also remanded for additional examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral glaucoma, as there are insufficient medical opinions in the record to determine if it is related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's glaucoma has been productive of both active pathology and loss of visual field, resulting in a 30 percent disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, but has remanded the issue of service connection for glaucoma due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated at 20 percent since April 5, 2014. No higher rating is granted as there are no incapacitating episodes or visual impairment due to the condition.

The Board has granted service connection for left eye glaucoma, finding that it is related to the Veteran's in-service trauma and his service-connected chronic bronchitis.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and verifying his employment history.

The Board has granted service connection for vitreal syneresis with floaters and bilateral cataracts and glaucoma suspect, both on a direct basis. The Veteran's eye disorders are not considered radiogenic diseases.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic allergies has been reopened and granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a compensable rating for conjunctivitis, effective from August 16, 2017. Other issues remain pending.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and a headache disorder, but denied the claims for visual problems including glaucoma and neuralgia. The decision is based on secondary service connection due to a service-connected disability.