The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including Guillain-Barre syndrome and other conditions, to schedule a TERA-specific examination under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the Veteran's service at Camp Lejeune, which qualifies as a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) under the PACT Act, necessitating an examination to determine if the claimed disabilities are related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- acute motor axonal neuropathy Guillain-Barre syndrome, kidney disability, thyroid disability, gastrointestinal disability, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000970
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
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- Dismissed
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