The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not resulted in the permanent loss or use of one or both feet, hands, vision, or ankylosis of knees or hips. Therefore, he is not entitled to financial assistance for automobile and adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for loss of use of a foot, loss of use of hands, permanent impairment of vision in both eyes, or ankylosis of knee or hip joints as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic degenerative joint disease, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, status post arthroplasty of the left knee, radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1123051
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What this means for you
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for readjudication of the claim for service connection for radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The lumbar spine disability is remanded for further examination and opinion.
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