The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing has been granted due to his permanent and total service-connected disability, including the loss of use of the left lower extremity. The appeal for a special home adaptation grant is moot as he already qualifies for specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for specially adapted housing benefits due to his permanent and total service-connected disabilities, which include the loss of use of the left lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, left lower extremity disability (including loss or use), organic brain syndrome, grand mal seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000636
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What this means for you
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