The Veteran received emergency medical care at a private hospital from June 27, 2008 to July 1, 2008. The condition was stable enough for transfer to the VA medical system on July 1, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition stabilized by July 1, 2008, allowing safe transfer to a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- end stage renal disease, anemia, high blood pressure, dyspnea, cough, fever, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, sepsis, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus line sepsis bacteremia with probable endocarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0926460
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What this means for you
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