The Board denied the veteran's request for a three-wheel scooter as it is not considered necessary part of his outpatient care or treatment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that a three-wheel scooter does not meet any particular therapeutic or rehabilitative need and is not a necessary part of the veteran's outpatient care or treatment for his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis of the right sciatic nerve, residuals of injury to Muscle Group XVII of the right buttock with scars, post-traumatic stress disorder, peptic ulcer disease, scars as the residuals of penetrating wounds to the left thigh and leg, and the residuals of injury to the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0010222
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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