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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0609102
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0609102.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four claims: service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, cancer of the pancreas and polyneuropathy of the right and left lower extremity. The RO must issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing these claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for polyneuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as it is unclear whether the Veteran has a distinct neurological disability other than diabetic neuropathy.
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