The Board denied service connection for residuals of heat exhaustion and a renal condition, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's kidney stones were not related to his in-service heat exhaustion or rhabdomyolysis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of heat exhaustion, renal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900091
What this means for you
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