The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or financial assistance for purchasing an automobile and adaptive equipment. The Board finds that his disabilities, while significant, do not qualify him for these benefits based on the specific requirements outlined in VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability due to loss of use of both lower extremities, blindness in both eyes with central acuity of 20/200 or less, loss or loss of use of one lower extremity with residual organic disease or injury affecting balance or propulsion, loss or loss of use of one lower extremity with loss or loss of use of one upper extremity affecting balance and propulsion, loss or loss of use of both upper extremities to preclude use of arms at or above the elbow, or full thickness or subdermal burns. His disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing.
- Claimed conditions
- Total Knee Replacement (left and right knees), Sleep Apnea, Bruxism, Coronary Artery Disease, Painful Scars (left and right knees), Degenerative Disc Disease L5-S1, Hypertension, Sinusitis, Cervical Spine Degenerative Changes, Right Hip Strain (flexion and extension), Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22037276
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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