The Veteran is granted a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his service-connected narcolepsy with cataplexy, which results in sudden attacks where he loses the use of both lower extremities and requires constant supervision.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on competent testimonies from the Veteran and his caregivers regarding the nature and frequency of his service-connected narcolepsy with cataplexy, which results in sudden attacks where he loses the use of both lower extremities and requires constant supervision.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy with cataplexy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015563
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