The veteran's eligibility for automobile and adaptive equipment benefits has been granted due to the change in law allowing compensation under section 1151 to be treated as service-connected.
The deciding factor: A recent amendment to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 provides that a disability compensable under section 1151 shall be treated in the same manner as if it were a service-connected disability for purposes of Chapter 39, relating to automobiles and adaptive equipment.
- Claimed conditions
- loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0625268
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused permanent loss of use in his hands and feet, as well as ankylosis in both knees. As a result, he is eligible for an automobile allowance.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, meeting the criteria for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment is denied because his loss of both feet was due to a motor vehicle accident, not service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.
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