The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of potential environmental exposures under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act requires VA to provide a disability examination and medical opinion when certain conditions are present, including those related to toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Pituitary Microadenoma, Chronic Kidney Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082040
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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.
What you can do next
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