The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and/or adaptive equipment due to his inability to use a vehicle with a clutch.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, including bilateral hip replacements and degenerative joint disease affecting both knees, do not result in loss of use of one or both feet as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post slipped capitol femoral epiphysis, hip, left, Status post arthrotomy for excision of medial semilunar cartilage, knee, left, Status post failed cup arthroplasty, hip, left, Status post total hip replacement, left, 1975; second total left hip replacement, 1985; status post total hip replacement, right, 1980; status post revision total hip replacement, right, 1990, Degenerative joint disease, knee, right
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0207491
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to December 1, 2019. The decision was based on evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment before this date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU are remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
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