The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to her service-connected fibromyalgia not meeting the criteria for precluding locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the Veteran's permanent disability resulted in loss or loss of use of one or more extremities which so affects the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude ambulating without the aid of assistive devices.
- Claimed conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Left Foot Hallux Valgus, L5-S1 Disc Bulge, C3-C4 Disc Bulge, Right Foot Hallux Vagus, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Scar Residual, Laparotomy, Left Foot Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034559
What this means for you
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