The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in a loss or loss of use other than an upper extremity, and he is not service-connected for a severe burn injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for eligibility for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not show loss of use of an upper or lower extremity, and the Veteran is not service-connected for a severe burn injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Tension and posttraumatic headaches, Adjustment disorder with anxious distress, Left shoulder acromioclavicular osteoarthritis, Right shoulder strain (dominant), Cervical spine degenerative joint disease, Lumbosacral and thoracic multilevel degenerative disc disease with stenosis, Left hand neuralgia lower radicular group, Right elbow olecranon spurring and arthritis (dominant), Left elbow olecranon spurring and arthritis (10 percent), Right wrist sprain (dominant), Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with knee spurring, Left knee joint pain due to left leg stress fracture, Bilateral flat foot, Left leg stress fracture affecting ankle motion, with shin splints and Achilles osteophyte, Right leg stress fracture affecting ankle motion, with shin splints and Achilles osteophyte, heel spur, Tinnitus, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Tinea pedis and unguium, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right foot hammer toes, Left foot hammer toes, Bilateral dry eye syndrome, Left ear hearing loss, Chronic allergic rhinitis, Erectile dysfunction, Left bicep and shoulder surgical scars, Traumatic brain injury (TBI), postconcussional syndrome with residual dizziness/vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- A20015228
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