The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the eligibility requirements for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have anatomical loss or use of either lower extremity, nor is he blind in both eyes with only light perception. His service-connected conditions do not qualify him for financial assistance under VA's programs for specially adapted housing and grants.
- Claimed conditions
- Severe lumbar degenerative joint disease at L5-S1, Neurological disability of the left lower extremity, Lumbosacral spine surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2011
- Citation
- 1141991
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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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