The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the physical loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, nor does he have ankylosis of his knees or hips. Therefore, he is ineligible for financial assistance in purchasing a vehicle or adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for eligibility under 38 C.F.R. § 3.808 as they do not result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, nor does he have ankylosis of his knees or hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, Charcot deformity of left foot and ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19113253
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities on a direct basis due to exposure to Agent Orange during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to new evidence received since the last denial. The VA will obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, and hypertension are denied as there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The conditions were not shown to be related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer residuals, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations.
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