The Board denied the Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility based on physical loss of use of hands/feet, permanent impairment of vision in both eyes, or ankylosis of knees/hips.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not result in a permanent loss of use of his hands or feet, nor did they meet the criteria for adaptive equipment eligibility due to visual impairment. Additionally, no physical examination indicated ankylosis of the knees and/or hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Ankylosis of both knees and/or hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24031391
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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