The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of use of both lower extremities, automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, and specially adapted housing assistance or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of new and material evidence, failure to meet eligibility criteria, and insufficient nexus between the claimed conditions and service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for loss of use of both lower extremities. The veteran's other claims were denied due to lack of qualifying service-connected disabilities or failure to meet eligibility criteria for specially adapted housing assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0734058
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all issues except for the ones related to SMC, SAH, and earlier effective date for service connection. The Veteran is granted SMC under certain conditions, certificate of eligibility for SAH, and increased rate of SMC at a specific rate.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on September 24, 2020, and October 8, 2020, by Flat River Family Dentistry due to lack of prior authorization from VA and the absence of a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment.
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