The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or special home adaptations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have anatomical loss or use of both hands, nor are his service-connected conditions due to blindness in both eyes, deep partial thickness burns causing limited motion of two or more extremities or the trunk, full thickness or subdermal burns with contractures causing limitation of motion, or residuals of an inhalation injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity with foot drop, Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Adjustment disorder with anxiety features, Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Gout of the left ankle, Gout of the right ankle, Tinnitus, Gout of the left shoulder, Gout of the left elbow, Patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, Gout of the left knee, Left little toe fracture, Left tympanic membrane perforation, Right forearm grease burn, Right little finger laceration, Gout of the bilateral great toes with degenerative joint disease of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1309694
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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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