The Veteran seeks service connection for the effects of a heat stroke incident during military service, including kidney damage. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the current kidney damage and other residuals are related to the Veteran's military service, particularly his episode of heat stroke in 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of heat stroke, Stage 1 kidney damage, Stage 2 kidney damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001615
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and associated radiculopathy, but denied service connection for residuals of heat stroke, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), and vision disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for heat stroke to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's symptoms and functional loss.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and left knee strain and recurrent left knee patellar dislocation, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right hand disability, bilateral ankle disability, residuals of heat stroke, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the death of the claimant. The appeals were also dismissed as they are not precedential and do not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability.
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