The Board denied the appellant's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria for such benefits.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected disabilities do not meet the specific requirements set forth in 38 U.S.C.A. § 2101(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.809(b) or § 3.809a for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Postoperative right knee, Traumatic degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0107785
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