The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating is 100%, but he does not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his inability to walk without assistance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities, including severe knee and hip conditions that limit his ability to ambulate independently. His combined disability rating is 100%, but he does not meet the criteria for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to his inability to walk without assistance.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, Bilateral pes planus, Status post herniated nucleus pulposus and fusion of the lumbar spine, Left hip strain, Residuals of a fractured right little finger, Right hip disability, Residuals of a right ankle fracture, Traumatic arthritis of the navicular joint, Tinnitus, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1045272
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