The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing assistance or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the criteria due to his service-connected disabilities, which do not result in loss of use of both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's only service-connected disability is chronic obstructive airway disease, rated at 100%, and an appendectomy scar. Neither condition results in loss of use of any extremity as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive airway disease, status post pulmonary emboli
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0601019
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Decisions by this judge: 609 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and various cold injury residuals are denied. The claim for chronic obstructive airway disease is also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied DIC benefits because the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA. The cause of death was attributed to nicotine dependence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person due to her conditions, including chronic obstructive airway disease, COPD, morbid obesity, osteoarthritis, hypertension, dyslipidemia, macular degenerative, and glaucoma. She requires assistance with activities such as transferring, walking, climbing stairs, shopping, cooking, housework, laundry, and taking her medications.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that while pulmonary tuberculosis was present during service and contributed to his death, it did not substantially or materially contribute to his death.
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