The Veteran's heat stroke is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current level of severity, including any asthenia and chronic fatigue.
The deciding factor: The April 2018 VA examination was inadequate as it did not provide a complete description of the Veteran’s subjective complaints and symptoms related to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- heat stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- A20015237
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for heat stroke and migraine to afford the Veteran a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension and granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for vertigo, but no higher. The claim for service connection for heat stroke was also denied.
- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection and evaluation of several conditions.
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