The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or home adaptation grant due to his right-sided weakness and need for a wheelchair, which are attributed to a stroke rather than his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's AFO splint and wheelchair were related to his April 1999 cerebrovascular accident, not his back condition or other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- partial foot drop, right, spondylolisthesis L5-S1 with degenerative disc disease L1-2 and L5-S1, polyneuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0609102
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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