The Board granted service connection for bilateral glaucoma, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 and August 2024 VA examinations provided opinions supporting a direct link between the Veteran's bilateral glaucoma and his in-service eye trauma. The Board found that there is at least an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence establishing this connection.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058596
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions were dismissed as the issues were improperly docketed and not properly appealed to the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral glaucoma is denied. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, is remanded and requires further examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral glaucoma but denied service connection for cataracts. Bilateral glaucoma is found to be related to service, while no additional eye disorder other than glaucoma is linked to service.
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