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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900091
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Decisions by this judge: 680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including residuals of heat exhaustion, chronic headaches, skin disability, acquired psychiatric disabilities, bilateral foot disabilities, lumbar spine disabilities, and radicular pain. Service connection is denied for hypertension, IBS, and OSA.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the underlying claim(s) at this time.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, but denied petitions to reopen claims for residuals of heat exhaustion, any dysfunction regulating body temperature, and a right ankle condition. The Board also remanded claims for bruxism and a bilateral shoulder condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a renal condition, finding no evidence that it was related to his active-duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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