The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the loss or use of his lower extremities, which affects balance and propulsion as to preclude locomotion without assistive devices. Therefore, he is ineligible for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for 'loss of use' of both lower extremities or any combination thereof that would qualify him for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition, Left hip joint replacement with heterotopic ossification and instability, Headaches, Degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with scoliosis, Left knee instability with meniscal tear, Right knee degenerative arthritis, Left knee degenerative arthritis, Right hip strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24076198
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches, finding that the evidence does not support a finding of persistent daytime hypersomnolence or other manifestations consistent with a compensable disability rating under the criteria established by Diagnostic Codes. The matter is remanded to obtain additional information from the Veteran regarding his headaches and their impact on his daily life.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with scoliosis is granted, and an effective date of August 23, 2022, is established.
- Granted
The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to PTSD, but his headaches are denied due to lack of service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's headaches, which manifested as very frequent and prolonged attacks causing severe economic inadaptability, are granted a 50 percent disability rating for the entire period on appeal.
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