The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certification of eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected right knee replacement and left ankle fracture residuals do not result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, vision, or ankylosis of knees or hips as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Total right knee replacement, Residuals of a bi-malleolar fracture of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0301457
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for a total right knee replacement, finding that the Veteran experiences chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion, soreness, and weakness in the right knee and leg.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for her total right knee replacement, effective May 1, 2024.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for a total right knee replacement is dismissed because the Veteran already receives a 100 percent rating during the entire period on appeal.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's total right knee replacement was granted an increased rating of 60 percent from October 1, 2018, to September 9, 2024, but the claim for a higher rating after September 10, 2024, was denied.
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