Hi all, this forum appears to be a wealth of information, thank you all for the insight. About 2-weeks ago, my life changed as I had an out of hospital SCA after a hike. I went into idiopathic anaphylaxis and then SCA after the medics pushed Epi. I think had a second SCA two days later while lying in the ICU, so feel fortunate to be here. 5 days later, the docs implanted an AICD and 2-days after that, I was told the paperwork was being started for Medboard.
I have been active duty for 6.5 years and like many here, have had no heart issues prior to this episode and the civilian cardio has said there is no pre-existing condition to cause this and the cause is unknown.
With an unknown cause, what have others experiences been in linking SCA and AICD to service? Or has anyone had issues with being told it was pre-existing? My biggest fear is being separated without access to Tricare. Thanks so much for your insight.
I have been active duty for 6.5 years and like many here, have had no heart issues prior to this episode and the civilian cardio has said there is no pre-existing condition to cause this and the cause is unknown.
With an unknown cause, what have others experiences been in linking SCA and AICD to service? Or has anyone had issues with being told it was pre-existing? My biggest fear is being separated without access to Tricare. Thanks so much for your insight.