The Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing is granted due to his service-connected disabilities. However, he is precluded from receiving a special home adaptation grant as he already qualifies for the acquisition of specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities and anatomical loss of one lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of one lower extremity, diabetes mellitus with left below-the-knee amputation and right fifth toe amputation, blindness in the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0926570
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is granted because he has a permanent and total disability due to loss of use of the lower extremities, requiring regular and constant use of an assistive device.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether any current left eye disability is related to service, including a head injury during service. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's blindness in the left eye with right eye glaucoma and cataract is currently rated at 70 percent, but a higher rating of over 70 percent is being remanded for further evaluation.
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