The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, and adaptive equipment due to permanent loss of use of one hand resulting from service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA examination and April 2023 private medical evidence demonstrated that the Veteran has a permanent loss of use of one hand as a result of his service-connected right hand radial neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right carpal and lateral epicondylar release with residual right hand radial neuropathy, left wrist strain, degenerative arthritis cervical spine, lumbar spine strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, patellofemoral syndrome and right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035405
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request.
- Partly granted
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