The veteran is eligible for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment due to his service-connected disabilities, including loss of use of both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's eligibility was established based on his service-connected disabilities resulting from a fracture of the cervical spine and loss of use of both lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture of the cervical spine, loss of use of both lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0613465
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 21, 2022 for service connection for loss of use of both lower extremities and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance with a higher level of care.
- Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection of loss of use of both lower extremities was granted an earlier date of April 6, 2015. The Board found continuous pursuit of the claim since that date.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and left foot amputation, result in loss of use of both lower extremities. The Board finds eligibility for financial assistance to purchase an automobile and adaptive equipment.
- Denied
The Veteran's eligibility for a special home adaptation was denied because he had already been granted eligibility for specially adapted housing.
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