The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment, nor does he qualify for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions are not manifested by loss of use of one or both feet, permanent impairment of vision, or ankylosis of the knees or hips. His left foot disability is found to be intermittent and does not meet the criteria for a permanent loss of use as defined in 38 C.F.R. § 4.63.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, peroneal neuropathy of the left leg, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, residual scar from a shell fragment wound to the left lower leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603599
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