Glaucoma decisions — 2021

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied for sinusitis. Right lower extremity sciatica is granted, but the right hip disability remains remanded due to lack of a formal diagnosis. Other conditions remain pending and require further examination or evidence.

The appeal to reduce the disability rating for primary open-angle glaucoma of both eyes from 50% to 20% is dismissed as it was not a final decision by VA.

The appeal for an effective date prior to March 30, 2015, for the grant of service connection for left eye glaucoma is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for glaucoma, PTSD, and a sleep disorder due to inadequate examinations and incomplete development of his service connection claims.

The Veteran's glaucoma and unspecified depressive disorder were not granted service connection. The psychiatric disability issue is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional development due to incomplete records, including those from non-VA eye care providers. The Veteran must provide authorization and submit copies of their treatment records.

The appellant withdrew their appeals for the cervical spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and glaucoma claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records, specifically missing eye treatment and visual field testing results from VistA system. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his bilateral glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts is now pending.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development, including obtaining service treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's glaucoma. The nonservice-connected pension claim is also remanded due to unclear marital status information.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a finding of proximate causation or aggravation by a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided that the VA examination provided in April 2017 was insufficient for rating purposes and remanded the case to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right eye glaucoma.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye cataract surgery under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may affect the outcome.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of glaucoma due to inadequate examination and lack of opinion on potential relationship with in-service conditions.

The Board has withdrawn the appeals for headaches and heart disability, and has remanded the remaining issues.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, glaucoma, hypertension, and right shoulder disability (residuals of surgery) as the Veteran did not have these conditions during or within a year after his military service. The Board also found no evidence linking any current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, carpal tunnel syndrome of the upper extremities, hip and knee disabilities, and eye disability (glaucoma) are being remanded for additional development.