The Board denied the appellant's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the regulatory requirements.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not meet the regulatory requirements necessary for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing as he does not have loss of use of any extremity and is not service connected for a visual disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Shell fragment wounds (SFW) of the right side of the back, Shell fragment wounds (SFW) of the left side of the back, Shell fragment wounds (SFW) of the chest, Arthritis of the left index finger due to trauma, SFW of the right thigh and knee, SFW of the left thigh and knee, Status post-operative laparotomy with small bowel obstruction, SFW scars of the back, SFW scar of the left wrist and ulna, SFW scar of the left calf, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0016562
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