The Veteran was granted SMC based on loss of use of both hands due to service-connected disabilities resulting in no effective function remaining other than that which would be equally well-served by an amputation stump below the elbow with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance.,SMC for loss or loss of use of one or both feet was denied as the evidence did not show loss of use of either foot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in no effective function remaining other than that which would be equally well-served by an amputation stump below the elbow with use of a suitable prosthetic appliance, constituting loss of use of both hands.,The evidence did not show loss of use of either foot due to unfavorable complete ankylosis of the knee, complete ankylosis of two major joints of the lower extremity, or shortening of the lower extremity by 3.5 inches or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy with residuals of a cerebrovascular accident of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22036477
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- Denied
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