The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or adaptive equipment due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had the physical loss or permanent loss of use of his hands or feet, permanent impairment of vision in both eyes to the specified degree necessary for the award of adaptive equipment, scar formation resulting from severe burn injury, or ankylosis of his knees or hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of bilateral upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24031391
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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