The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to a reasonable possibility that consideration of the PACT Act may aid in substantiating the Veteran's service connection claims.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to determine if the Veteran participated in any toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) under the PACT Act, which could satisfy the in-service event element for his peripheral neuropathy claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051453
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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