Glaucoma decisions — 2022

The Veteran's chronic eye/visual disorder and chronic headaches were not found to be related to service.,Service connection was granted for a current diagnosis of fibrocystic breast disability with a rating of 10%.

The Board denied service connection for depression, diabetes mellitus type II, glaucoma, and sleep apnea. Service connection was also remanded for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the appellant's death.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development, specifically verifying the Veteran's exact periods of Active Guard and Reserve (ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA) service.

The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to additional development being necessary, including consideration of whether a TDIU is warranted prior to July 2, 2021, on an extraschedular basis.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and consideration. The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions are being reviewed, but no decisions have been made yet.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his bilateral eye disability claim. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has found lack of substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and the matter is being remanded again for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from an ophthalmologist regarding the Veteran's right eye disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral eye disability and benign prostatic hypertrophy (claimed as prostate cancer) due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their relationship to service. The claims are being returned for further development.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol is dismissed.,The appeal for entitlement to service connection for glaucoma is dismissed.,Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted. This issue is granted pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).,The issues of entitlement to service connection for arthritis, whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for residuals of malaria, and entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids are remanded.,The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for coronary artery disease s/p stent (CAD) is remanded.,The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, glaucoma, and psychiatric disabilities. The issues of entitlement to service connection for these conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's glaucoma, cervical spine DDD, and chronic stomach condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for eye disorders, OSA, and narcolepsy due to inadequate medical opinions in the previous VA examinations. The Veteran is required to provide private treatment records from Dr. S. and any updated VA records of his eye disorders, OSA, and narcolepsy.

The Veteran's TDIU claim from October 14, 2009 to March 29, 2010 is moot due to his combined 100% disability rating.,The Veteran's TDIU prior to October 14, 2009 remains on appeal and requires extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted service connection for glaucoma and macular retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) as these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service welding exposure.