The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant is denied because he does not meet the criteria for financial assistance due to his non-qualifying service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection is in effect for non-qualifying disabilities, which precludes a grant of specially adapted housing or special housing adaptations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary artery disease, hearing loss, status post tonsillectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0126671
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