The Board has determined that further development is necessary to address the appellant's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a misdiagnosis and delayed treatment of his endocrine system disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether VA’s failure to timely diagnose the appellant’s endocrine disability caused additional disability, including consideration of the medical literature submitted by the appellant in August 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- central hypogonadism, adrenal insufficiency, gynecomastia, loss of libido
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130976
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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