The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right leg above the knee amputation and left lower foot peripheral neuropathy, have resulted in a combined disability rating of 90 percent. The Board has determined that these conditions meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing due to locomotion limitations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in functional impairment leading to the need for an electric wheelchair, meeting the requirement of loss or use of both lower extremities as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg above the knee amputation, coronary artery disease, left lower foot peripheral neuropathy, degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine, bilateral varicose veins, chondromalacia, left knee, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right femur osteochondroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19192151
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye diabetic retinopathy, left foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.
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