The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and a need for a TERA-specific opinion under the PACT Act. The Veteran's service connection claim will be reconsidered with consideration of his in-service exposure to toxic substances.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to establish service connection, and a TERA-specific opinion is required on remand to satisfy a statutory or regulatory duty under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- anorectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2023
- Citation
- A23027873
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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.
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