The Veteran's Parkinson’s disease has resulted in permanent loss of use of his feet, qualifying him for financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson’s disease has caused permanent loss of use of his feet, meeting the criteria for financial assistance as per 38 C.F.R. § 3.808(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease, loss of use of one or both feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186456
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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