The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant as they do not involve anatomical loss or use of both hands, burn injuries, inhalational injuries, or blindness. The Board is unable to grant the benefit sought due to the specific eligibility requirements.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet any of the five specific criteria listed in 38 C.F.R. §3.809a for a special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142530
What this means for you
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