The veteran's application for specially adapted housing and home adaptations was denied as he does not meet the criteria for such benefits due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran is not entitled to special housing or adaptations because he does not have any of the specified qualifying disabilities (loss of both lower extremities, blindness in both eyes with 5/200 visual acuity or less, loss of use of both hands) due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a simple, lower third, left humeral fracture, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0415799
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