The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right foot amputation and neurological issues, make it impossible for him to walk without the aid of a wheelchair or brace. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for specially adapted housing benefits.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has permanent and total service-connected disability due to loss of use of one lower extremity with associated balance and propulsion impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with history of chronic brain disorder, right frontal cranioplasty, loss of use of the right foot with paralysis of right anterior tibial nerve and right transmetatarsal amputation, bladder dysfunction, right arm shell fragment wound, right thorax shell fragment wound, tinnitus, seizure disorder, right foot transmetatarsal amputation, right ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), left patellofemoral syndrome, chronic left ankle strain, right patellofemoral syndrome, right optic nerve injury, forehead scar, right lower leg scar, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1440431
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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