The Board has granted the Veteran's eligibility for a grant for an automobile and adaptive equipment due to his service-connected Parkinson’s disease causing limitations in balance and propulsion, which could be equally well served by amputation of a limb with prosthesis.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's service-connected disability caused limited function in both hands and feet, requiring him to use a wheelchair for mobility. The Board found this equivalent to an average lower extremity amputee fitted with a prosthetic.
- Claimed conditions
- Parkinson’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21014202
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What this means for you
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