The Veteran's condition deteriorated significantly after August 9, 2007, and VA facilities were not feasibly available for transfer. The medical care provided from August 10 to August 29 was deemed unnecessary due to the deterioration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition worsened significantly after stabilization on August 9, making a transfer to VA facilities infeasible.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute dyspnea, Ischemic cardiomyopathy, Status post automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator/pacer, Cardio-renal syndrome, Marked obesity, Presumed chronic kidney disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Pneumonitis, Respiratory failure secondary to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, Aspiration pneumonia, Clostridium difficile colitis, Renal failure, Anemia, Severe congestive heart failure, Atrial fibrillation, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Ventilator-dependent respiratory failure, Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1008896
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