The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia, right ankle tendonitis with pes equinus deformity associated with bilateral pes planus, left ankle tendonitis with pes equinus deformity associated with bilateral pes planus, scars of bilateral lower extremities and upper extremities, and scars of head and face associated with sebaceous cysts behind ears, effectively result in the permanent loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair. The Board granted the Veteran's entitlement to specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on her constant use of a cane for pain and instability due to feet and ankle disabilities resulting in the permanent loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia, Right ankle tendonitis with pes equinus deformity associated with bilateral pes planus, Left ankle tendonitis with pes equinus deformity associated with bilateral pes planus, Scars of bilateral lower extremities and upper extremities, Scars of head and face associated with sebaceous cysts behind ears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20015132
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.
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