The veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the legal criteria for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the permanent and total disability requirements necessary for financial assistance under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left sided neuropathy, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the left elbow, osteoarthritis of the right knee, osteoarthritis of the left knee, spondylosis of the cervical spine, postoperative chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0629717
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating of the cervical spine disability and upper extremity radiculopathies to ensure consideration of additional evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine herniated nucleus pulposus L3-4 with intervertebral disc syndrome, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.
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