The Board has remanded the case for a de novo review of the claims file and readjudication of the issue of entitlement to service connection for an eye disability as secondary to service-connected ankylosing spondylitis on the merits. The related claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an eye infection injury is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the scope of the claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an eye infection injury included a claim for secondary service connection due to service-connected ankylosing spondylitis, and thus must be remanded as well.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability, ankylosing spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001251
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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