The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands, or permanent impairment of vision of both eyes to the required specified degree. Therefore, he is not eligible for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands, or permanent impairment of vision of both eyes to the required specified degree.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosing spondylitis, disc degeneration of the thoracolumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the hips and cervical spine, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0926933
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