The Board denied service connection for residuals of heat exhaustion, but granted service connection for a nonspecific motility disorder related to heat exposure. The veteran's current condition is not considered due to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no chronic residuals from the 1988 episode of heat exhaustion and concluded that the current symptoms are more likely related to the veteran's thyroid condition than to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heat Exhaustion, Nonspecific Motility Disorder - Heat Induced
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614487
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