The Veteran's right forearm disability was not incurred in service, and his loss of use of lower extremities is not due to a service-connected condition. The appeal for automobile and adaptive equipment or special monthly compensation at the housebound rate has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support finding that the Veteran sustained a fracture of the forearm in service, nor does it establish that his current loss of use of lower extremities is due to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right forearm disability, Loss of use of lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0943776
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