The Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only is denied as he does not meet the requirements of this program due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities, but none that qualify him for eligibility under the criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 3.808.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, status post total left knee replacement, left hip osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, status post total right knee replacement, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease and disease of the cervical spine, degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder, ulnar neuritis of the right upper extremity, left lower extremity radiculopathy, recurrent instability of the left knee with meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1709590
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
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