Glaucoma decisions — 2025

The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent for melanoma, in remission, with residual scars and denied compensable ratings for the same condition on the left upper extremity and posterior trunk. The claim for glaucoma was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for open angle glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal detachment as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any in-service toxic exposure.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral primary open angle glaucoma and sleep related hypoxia.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right eye condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors and provide additional notice.

The Board granted service connection for glaucoma, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for glaucoma and sleep apnea due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected open angle glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, and ulcerative chronic blepharitis, as well as for service connection for bilateral cataracts.

The Board denied service connection for chloracne, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and hearing loss. The claims for glaucoma, acid reflux, memory loss, and anxiety attacks were remanded due to missing private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, a heart disability, and kidney disease. The bilateral eye disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for primary open angle glaucoma with pinguecula, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for glaucoma-related blindness and urinary incontinence was dismissed due to the invalidity of the VA Form 10182 filed by the Veteran's fiduciary.

The Board granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder as a change in diagnosis from unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, but remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability to the AOJ for further development.

The appeal of service connection for glaucoma, right eye, is dismissed due to the issue not being adjudicated by the AOJ.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for glaucoma with dry eye syndrome but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating, effective May 11, 2022, for bilateral dry eye syndrome. The claim for service connection for cataracts as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected glaucoma was remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for vision disorder to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an addendum opinion.