The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for heat stroke as there is no current diagnosis of heat stroke and the VA treatment note from September 13, 2019 did not indicate a current disability associated with a prior heat-related injury.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of heat stroke in the Veteran's records, and the VA treatment note from September 13, 2019 did not indicate a current disability associated with a prior heat-related injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Heat Stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24075087
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