The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, specifically his prostate cancer, result in the loss of use of both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of a wheelchair. Therefore, he is granted entitlement to specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the Veteran has permanent and total disability that precludes locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or wheelchairs, due to loss of use of one or both of his lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037282
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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