The Veteran is granted specially adapted housing due to the loss of use of his left lower extremity, which affects balance and propulsion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating, specifically affecting locomotion without the aid of a walker.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063325
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
The veteran is entitled to a higher level of special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1114(r)(1).
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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