The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for VA assistance in purchasing automotive and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions, while disabling, do not result in the loss of use of one or both feet or hands, nor does he have permanent impairment of vision in both eyes as required by the regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Injury to left (major) hand with retained foreign body, Left eye macular degeneration, Right eye macular degeneration, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600716
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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