The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person. The Veteran does not have loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet or hands or permanent impairment of vision of both eyes, nor is he entitled to financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and necessary adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to care for his daily needs without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person. However, he does not meet the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance and necessary adaptive equipment due to lack of loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet or hands.
- Claimed conditions
- service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748324
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