The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a special home adaptation grant due to her lack of blindness, loss or use of both hands, severe burn injury, and an inhalation injury resulting in total disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have any service-connected conditions that qualify under the provisions for a special home adaptation grant as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, left total wrist fusion with degenerative arthrosis, diabetes mellitus, asthma, residual scar with pain and stiffness of the right iliac bone graft, dermatitis, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, right sciatic nerve diabetic neuropathy, left sciatic nerve diabetic neuropathy, bilateral pes planus, hallux valgus of the left and right foot, residual scar of the left wrist, post tuboplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24009369
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 24, 2007. The appeal regarding the heart condition and sleep disorder is denied. The Veteran's hearing loss prior to August 24, 2015, warrants a 20 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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