The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depression with psychosis and diabetes mellitus, have significantly impaired his ability to move around. As a result, he is eligible for specially adapted housing assistance but not for a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple severe service-connected conditions, particularly his right hip replacement and diabetic neuropathy, effectively preclude locomotion without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression with psychosis, history of schizophrenia, diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic retinopathy, angioplasty, nephropathy, atherosclerotic heart disease, cataracts, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021798
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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