The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance in purchasing an automobile due to their severity.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not show that the veteran's service-connected conditions result in 'loss of use' of a lower extremity as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder, gunshot wound of the left buttock, dermatophytosis, shell fragment wound of the right deltoid, scar of the right temple with a retained foreign body, one-inch shortening of the left leg, scars of the scrotum and left anterior thigh, scars of the right chin, left hip, legs, epigastrium and right flank
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0004762
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected dermatophytosis was dismissed because she did not comply with the procedural requirements for initiating appellate review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain a retrospective VA examination for his dermatophytosis from January 6, 2020, to August 1, 2024. The Veteran seeks an increased rating and earlier effective date for service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for dermatophytosis was dismissed due to their passing away during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of dermatitis, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied. The claims for bilateral foot conditions and dermatophytosis are remanded due to procedural errors in obtaining medical opinions.
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