The Board finds that the Veteran does not have heat stroke residuals and thus denies his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The March 2009 VA examination report did not provide an adequate review of the relevant medical records in the Veteran's claims file, including pre-service private treatment records and service treatment records. The examiner failed to address whether sinusitis or rhinitis existed and if it was likely as not that such conditions were a result of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- heat stroke residuals, rhinitis with sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1044532
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