The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a right above the knee amputation and bilateral shoulder strains, have resulted in locomotion being precluded without assistive devices. The Board has determined that these conditions meet the criteria for specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his right above the knee amputation and bilateral shoulder strains, necessitate the use of crutches, canes, and a wheelchair to prevent locomotion issues.
- Claimed conditions
- osteosarcoma, right femur, metastatic histiosarcoma, left pleural cavity, amputation, right femur, right (major) upper extremity weakness as the residual of a stroke, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis with degenerative joint disease, right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0207584
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