The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the basic eligibility requirements for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing or for a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss of use of one or more lower extremities, so as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, herniated nucleus pulposus of right L5-S1, L-4-5 disc bulge with L5-S1 disc desiccation, impingement syndrome of the right shoulder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, residuals of a fracture of the left third finger of the minor hand, sinusitis with headaches, residuals of a cholecystectomy with incisional hernia repair, hemorrhoids, postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, tinea cruris, nodular cyst of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605748
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
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