Open-angle glaucoma DC 6013

How VA rates it

The schedule allows 10 rating levels for this code: 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.

Rated under the general rating formula for diseases of the eye (§ 4.79).

Source: 38 CFR 4.79 on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.

Rating levels and criteria

Criteria text from 38 CFR 4.79, eCFR as of November 10, 2026. The eCFR is the official source if anything here differs.

Related medications

Medications that can cause or worsen it

If you take one of these for a service-connected condition, this condition may be claimable as secondary to that condition. You need a diagnosis, your prescription records, and a medical opinion.

• Oral and injected steroids (for example prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone) Established link

  Long-term steroid use can cause glaucoma, which is a labeled side effect.

  Sources: FDA label: Prednisone (DailyMed)

• Inhaled and nasal steroids (for example fluticasone, budesonide, beclomethasone, mometasone) Possible link

  Inhaled steroid labels warn about glaucoma with long-term use.

  Sources: FDA label: Fluticasone (DailyMed)

Medications prescribed for it

A prescription shows the condition was diagnosed. It still needs its own link to service.

• Glaucoma eye drops (for example latanoprost, bimatoprost, travoprost, timolol). FDA labels: Latanoprost (DailyMed)