The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for conjunctivitis based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded it for further development.
The deciding factor: New evidence was found to be relevant as it raised a new theory of entitlement related to in-service toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045209
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for keratitis and conjunctivitis due to insufficient efforts made to schedule a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis, and pingueculae but remanded the claim for service connection for a lung condition due to potential exposure to burn pits.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coccidioidomycosis and conjunctivitis as the evidence did not show that these conditions began during or were otherwise caused by active service.
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