The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing (SAH) or special home adaptation (SHA), as he does not have a permanent and total disability that is due to loss of use of one or more extremities, blindness in both eyes with limited visual acuity, or full thickness burns resulting in contractures. The claims are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for eligibility as they do not result in a permanent and total disability that is due to loss of use of one or more extremities, blindness in both eyes with limited visual acuity, or full thickness burns resulting in contractures.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder strain, Right ankle arthritis, Fractured right fifth finger, Hearing loss of left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24041366
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