The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in the loss of use of both lower extremities, precluding locomotion without the aid of a left leg brace and right prosthetic leg or wheelchair. The Board has awarded specially adapted housing due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (right below-the-knee amputation, arthritis of the right knee, etc.) have resulted in the loss of use of both lower extremities, necessitating the need for a left leg brace and right prosthetic leg or wheelchair for locomotion.
- Claimed conditions
- right below the knee amputation, arthritis of the right knee, right hip trochanteric bursitis and muscular strain, left hip trochanteric bursitis and muscular strain, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the lumbar spine, burn scar of the right shoulder, scar of the right thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1643687
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