The Veteran's emergency medical services were provided due to a syncopal episode and subsequent cardiac arrhythmia, necessitating a defibrillator insertion. The closest VA facility was not feasibly available for this procedure, leading to the decision to keep the Veteran at the private hospital until his condition stabilized.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms required continued treatment including a defibrillator insertion which could only be performed at the private hospital due to lack of availability at the nearest VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrhythmia, Heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0944739
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