The Veteran's heat exhaustion is rated at 10 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating as her condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on seizure activity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heat exhaustion did not demonstrate at least one major seizure in any two-year period or at least two minor seizures in any two-month period, which is required for a higher rating under DC 8911.
- Claimed conditions
- heat exhaustion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23041820
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's heat exhaustion, including its residuals, is related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including tinnitus, enuresis, right foot injury, left foot injury, hernia surgery, heat exhaustion, and hearing loss. The Veteran's request to withdraw these claims was granted.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis (bilateral toenail fungus) and remanded the claims for GERD, chest pain, and an acquired eye disorder.
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