The veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in permanent loss of use of one or both feet, qualifying him for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The veteran has multiple service-connected conditions that result in significant physical impairment, including degenerative joint disease affecting his knees, hips, shoulders, and back. His combined disability rating is 100 percent, meeting the criteria for eligibility under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease and disc syndrome of the lumbosacral spine, frozen left shoulder with degenerative joint disease, left hip replacement, right hip replacement, hypertensive heart disease, frozen right shoulder with degenerative joint disease, tinnitus, hiatal hernia, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, postoperative ankylosis of the left metatarsal phalangeal joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501290
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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