The Veteran's eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) is granted due to the loss of use of both lower extremities resulting from service-connected disabilities.

The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded locomotion without the aids of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair due to the loss of use of both lower extremities.

Claimed conditions

posttraumatic stress disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, multilevel disc arthropathy to include multilevel lumbar facet arthropathy, left shoulder impingement with osteoarthritis, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, bilateral knee retropatellar pain syndrome, left ankle strain, left elbow olecranon spur, sinusitis, hypertension, transient ischemic attack (claimed as stroke) associated with hypertension, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, seasonal allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, left hand small finger injury, seborrheic keratosis, erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 25, 2025

Citation

A25016847

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