The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for certification of automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have loss of use of one or both feet, permanent impairment of vision of both eyes, or ankylosis of one or both hips or knees due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus with onychomycosis pedis, diabetic retinopathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus with onychomycosis pedis, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012406
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of various service-connected conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation in any of these cases.
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