Question:

Hi Sir,

I have appointment with a doctor for a pacemaker. Do I need to complete the entire pacemaker process before I put in for a claim?

Jim's Reply:

If you believe that the pacemaker you may get will be a service connected procedure and that you will get a disability rating, you have to wait until the procedure is scheduled and completed to file a claim. VA won't accept the claim if you say that this will happen sometime in the future, VA wants the procedure to be done before you get your rating.
 

The thing to do is to get all your claims paperwork ready to submit and then immediately after the procedure is completed, you can file that claim.
 

Good luck sir.