The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including traumatic injury to the left knee and chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity, result in loss of use of his left lower extremity together with residuals of organic disease which so affect functions of balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair. The Board grants entitlement to financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of his left lower extremity together with residuals of organic disease which so affect functions of balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic injury to the left knee, Chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0113617
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