The Veteran was granted entitlement to a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing under 38 U.S.C.A. § 2101(a) in a May 2007 rating decision, but is not eligible for a special home adaptation grant due to having been awarded a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has already received a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing under 38 C.F.R. § 3.809, which precludes him from receiving a special home adaptation grant under 38 C.F.R. § 3.809a.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1028294
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