Glaucoma decisions — 2008

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for kidney stones, but denied service connection for glaucoma, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, onychomycosis, and sleep apnea.

The appeal for a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's bilateral glaucoma, right eye injury residuals, and post-operative right eye cataract residuals for the period on and after June 10, 1998 is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further evidentiary development.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, granted service connection for skin disorders (tinea pedis and cruris), denied service connection for glaucoma, and denied service connection for hearing loss.

The Board finds that the veteran's eye disability, to include glaucoma, was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the etiology of glaucoma, including consideration of the veteran's March 1954 separation examination report.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a back injury, diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, cataracts, diplopia, and macular degeneration as the evidence did not show that any of these conditions were related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right eye open-angle glaucoma, and residuals of a nose fracture as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before it was decided.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, drug and alcohol abuse, hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus (including as due to Agent Orange exposure), glaucoma, and a sinus disability were denied.

The appeal is being remanded to secure additional evidence and arrange for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for enucleation of the right eye due to angle closure glaucoma was dismissed because there is no legal entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 31, 2001.

The veteran was granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as due to exposure to herbicides, and an earlier effective date of October 18, 1983, for the grant of service connection for sickle cell disease.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for several issues, and the remaining claims were denied or dismissed.