The Board has granted payment for non-VA ambulance care provided by Southwest on June 2, 2025, to transport the Veteran to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center emergency room due to leg pain and lightheadedness. The claim meets the criteria under section 1725 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.
The deciding factor: The care provided was for an emergent condition (leg pain and lightheadedness) that required transport by ambulance, which is covered under section 1725 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.
- Claimed conditions
- leg pain, lightheadedness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26011501
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