The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the basic eligibility requirements for a grant for automobile allowance as they do not include loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, or vision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in any loss of vision and do not result in the loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet or one or both hands.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the right hip, Status postoperative total arthroplasty of the right knee, Status postoperative fusion of the right knee, Status postoperative patellectomy of the right knee, Osteoarthritis of the left knee, Status postoperative partial meniscectomy of the left knee, Osteoarthritis of the low back, Status postoperative L4-5 diskectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0303728
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for osteoarthritis of the right hip, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for higher initial ratings for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the right and left knees, and left ankle strain are remanded due to inadequate VA compensation examination reports.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address the inadequacies of previous examinations and obtain any relevant private treatment records.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the right hip, and right renal atrophy with renal insufficiency as secondary to the Veteran's left knee disability. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for instability of the left knee.
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