Convert Range Fields To Array Elements

I have a variable that gets set to an address range:

Code:
TAG_RANGE = Sheets(BAL_SHT_TAB_NAME).Range("A1", Sheets(BAL_SHT_TAB_NAME).Cells(Rows.Count, Range("A1").Column).End(xlUp)).Address

In the first loop that executes this command TAG_RANGE gets set to $A$1:$A$39

I want to loop through the values in that range and run tests against them. Is there a function that will take the values in the address range an convert them into an array so that I can use something like this:

Code:
For Counter = LBound(TAG_RANGE_ARRAY) To UBound(TAG_RANGE_ARRAY)

[run tests]

Next

Or is there someother direct way to do this other than creating a loop that fills the array element by element