The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability rated as permanent and total, nor does he have blindness in both eyes with 20/200 visual acuity or less in the better eye with the use of a standard correcting lens.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), degenerative joint disease of the right knee, degenerative arthritis of the left ankle, residual scars with history of eczema, hammertoes on both feet, medication port scar associated with CIDP
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18150163
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions in the original decision. The issues of service connection are being addressed.
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