The veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant, and for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, were denied as he does not meet the criteria based on his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: The veteran is not entitled to a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant because his service-connected disability (paranoid schizophrenia) does not involve the loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, the loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands, permanent impairment of vision in both eyes, or ankylosis of the hips or knees. Additionally, he is not entitled to financial assistance for adaptive equipment as his service-connected disability does not meet the criteria for such assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0904335
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.
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