The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for such benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while disabling, do not result in loss of use of any extremity that would qualify him for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals affecting the left and right fingertips, feet, and toes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0947236
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 7, 2021 for both TDIU and DEA benefits based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities; vision disability (diabetic retinopathy); Parkinson's disease; and hypothyroidism have been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the March 6, 2019 SOC was dismissed as untimely due to failure to file a VA Form 10182 within the required time frame.
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