Adams v. Principi

256 F.3d 1318 (2001)

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Adams v. Principi

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
256 F.3d 1318 (2001)

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Facts

Jimmy Adams (plaintiff) entered into active service with the United States Navy in 1992. During service, he was diagnosed with hormonal disorders, and he was eventually discharged as medically unfit for duty as a result of those conditions. The Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) (defendant) denied his claim for service-connected-disability benefits for these conditions, and Adams appealed. The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (the board) remanded the matter back to the VA for the development of further medical evidence, including an examination by a VA endocrinologist. The endocrinologist opined that Adams’s conditions “may have” preexisted his service. Based on this report, the VA again denied a service connection, and Adams appealed. The board affirmed the denial, noting that the report was sufficient to establish that Adams’s disabilities clearly preexisted service. Adams appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the veterans court), which held that the board’s decision regarding the preexisting issue was premature and remanded the matter for further development of the evidence. Adams appealed the remand to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the federal circuit).

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Holding and Reasoning (Bryson, J.)

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