The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is remanded due to his service-connected conditions and the need to file a secondary service connection claim if he wishes to pursue this benefit.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that may qualify him for specially adapted housing benefits, but his lower extremity disability prevents him from using these aids as a normal mode of locomotion. The case is remanded to advise the appellant on how to file a secondary service connection claim if he wishes to pursue this benefit.
- Claimed conditions
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, blindness in both eyes with only light perception, full thickness or subdermal burns resulting in contractures with limitation of motion of two or more extremities or one extremity and the trunk, loss or loss of use of both upper extremities such as to preclude use of the arms at or above the elbows
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19174070
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation, as they do not qualify for permanent and total disability due to loss of use of extremities or anatomical regions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been withdrawn. The right lower extremity radiculopathy claim is granted, and the disorder of the penis claim is denied. A 70 percent rating for a psychiatric disability is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for financial assistance for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation due to lack of loss of use of extremities, blindness, or burns.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment was denied as he is not in receipt of service-connection for the conditions that would qualify him for such benefits, and his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for loss of use of a foot.
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