The Board found that the veteran's inability to use his legs is not related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability and does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation, automobile and adaptive equipment, or assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a clear link between the veteran's loss of use of both legs and his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar disc disease L2-L3 with spondylolisthesis at L4-L5, Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0902171
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