Glaucoma decisions — 2000

The Board found that the veteran's allergic rhinitis, back disability, and glaucoma were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claims for these conditions are therefore denied.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied due to the combined evaluation of his nonservice-connected disabilities not meeting the required percentage.

The Board denied service connection for lung disorder, glaucoma, and cataracts due to the absence of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for service-connected hemorrhoids and service connection for glaucoma. The denial of the hemorrhoids claim is based on a lack of evidence showing large or thrombotic hemorrhoids that are irreducible, with excessive redundant tissue, and frequently recurring. For glaucoma, the Board found no medical records from the veteran's claimed treatment providers.

The appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including loss of strength and motion of the shoulders, numbness in hands, foot drop, knee replacements, balance control problems, and glaucoma, are denied as there is no competent medical evidence indicating that these conditions were incurred during his military service or due to ionizing radiation exposure.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran, and no service connection is granted as a result.

The RO denied an increased rating for glaucoma and granted a compensable initial disability evaluation for the scar, residual of pilonidal cyst excision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, a heart disorder, tinnitus, loss of equilibrium, eye infections, glaucoma, and prostate disorder are denied as there is no evidence to support these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service or due to exposure to radiation.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, as there was no medical evidence linking his current conditions to his active service or chemical exposure.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for polyps and tumor of the nose, and diabetes mellitus. The new evidence submitted by the veteran suggests exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in service, which is material to his claims.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for glaucoma has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's current eye disorders, including glaucoma, macular degeneration, and cataracts, were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The BVA also found no relationship between his service-connected hyperthyroidism and any current eye pathology.

The Board found no evidence that the veteran meets the 'objective' or 'subjective' standards for permanent and total disability, thus denying his claim of entitlement to a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia), and glaucoma. The evidence submitted since the February 1983 decision did not provide new or material information to reopen the claim for nasal fractures. There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia) or glaucoma to military service.

The veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for aggravation of glaucoma following a VA cataract removal procedure in October 1992.