The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was denied as he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a combined schedular rating of 80% and is in receipt of individual unemployability, making him ineligible for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing based on permanent total disability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Dysthymia, Right Knee Injury Post-Medial Meniscectomy with Posteromedial Capsule and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repairs, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Left Knee Twisting Injury with Chronic Post-Traumatic Synovitis, Iliotibial Band Syndrome of the Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1438144
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