The Veteran is granted eligibility for financial assistance in purchasing one automobile and necessary adaptive equipment due to her service-connected disabilities affecting her lower extremities. She is also granted eligibility for specially adapted housing as she requires significant modifications to her home due to her service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee strain, left foot hallux valgus, and neurological abnormalities of the left lower extremity (sciatic radiculopathy), effectively result in loss of use of one or both feet, necessitating adaptive equipment for mobility.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, left lower extremity neurological abnormalities (sciatic radiculopathy), athletes foot skin rash, bilateral knee strain, left foot hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18108969
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals regarding his service-connected conditions and related disability ratings, effective as of March 16, 2026.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability, including arthritis, is service connected as it had its onset during his active service and there is no clear and unmistakable error in previous decisions. The appeal for service connection is granted.
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