The appeal seeking payment or reimbursement for the cost of medical services performed on March 26, 2019 by PHI Air Medical (PHI) has been dismissed as the claim was already approved and paid.
The deciding factor: The previous denial was overturned due to a second clinical review that approved the episode of care in its entirety.
- Claimed conditions
- ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI), ventricular fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- A23033923
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for cause of death and entitlement to DIC due to inadequate medical examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for ventricular fibrillation and bilateral hearing loss due to in-service exposure, requiring a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and the need for a medical opinion regarding the cause of death. The Veteran's cause of death was acute myocardial infarction with ventricular fibrillation and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, which were not service-connected at the time of his death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his heart conditions were not related to service, including any exposure to chemicals.
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