The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the eligibility criteria due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only was also denied as there is no evidence of loss of use of both hands or feet, nor vision impairment that would qualify him under the applicable regulations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the eligibility criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant due to his inability to use lower extremities without aid. For automobile and adaptive equipment only, he does not have loss of use of both hands or feet, nor vision impairment that would qualify him under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with hemilaminectomy at L4-5 with degenerative joint disease, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0927056
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a claims processing defect. The appeal was denied for increased ratings of PTSD with depression, erectile dysfunction, and cervical and lumbar spine conditions, while these issues were remanded for further consideration.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 11, 2016 for the service connection of PTSD with depression.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD with depression, finding the evidence against a link to an in-service event.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, right knee condition, PTSD with depression, OSA, and left lower extremity radiculopathy as they have already been granted in prior decisions.
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