Heat Stroke or Heat Injury

[Carl the Engineer]

All,

Just was looking at injuries/illnesses caused be going to Iraq in Google and came upon the gov site (VA I think) and there they list a bunch of things that a Veteran could have or be experiencing, etc.

Anyway, it lists heat stroke, and when I was in Iraq (2003), I was medivaced to Kuwait City hospital (I have the records, and so does the VA, not that that matters) for a heat injury and was in the hospital for four days.  One of the residuals from heat stroke is amoung others, high blood pressure.  I did have high blood pressure when I returned from Iraq and I was treated and it is under control through medicine.  Another residlual is intolerance to high temperatures, which I do have and and have been reporting to my doctors, both civilian and VA clinic for the last 12 years.  From what I can read, I think I could possibly get a 10% for the intolerance to heat.  Maybe.

I did get service connected for HBP at 0% in 2008 (when I got out) and more recently 2016, secondary for Heart Disease (LVH) at 30%, which I should have claimed from the get-go, but thought the VA would have figured that out with "duty to assist".  LOL.

Anyone have any experience with heat stroke and or heat intolerance and a VA claim?

Thanks for playing,

Hamslice

 

 

[Vync]

Here is a BVA win for heat stroke in Kuwait:
https://www.va.gov/vetapp16/Files5/1637363.txt

[Carl the Engineer]

Vync,

Thanks, I have been reading some of them, but not that one.

I deffinetly have more evidence of a heat illness than he did, but I did not fall, hit my head etc.

I think I can make the jump to high blood pressure, heavy sweating and slight memory loss.

Will see,

Thanks again,

Hamslice