The Veteran is granted eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing due to his permanent and total service-connected disability affecting both lower extremities, which precludes locomotion without the aid of assistive devices.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the loss of use of both lower extremities, such as to preclude locomotion without the use of a cane, braces, walker, wheelchair, and electric scooter.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurocognitive disorder now rated with depressive disorder, Thrombosis, TIA, or cerebral infarction (claimed as stroke and memory loss), Voiding dysfunction, Right upper extremity muscle weakness with hypertensive vascular disease, Left upper extremity muscle weakness, Left lower extremity muscle weakness with radiculopathy, Right lower extremity muscle weakness with radiculopathy, Hypertensive vascular disease, L4-5 spondylolisthesis and degenerative disc disease with low back strain, Scar, low back, status post surgical repair, Chronic metatarsalgia left foot with degenerative changes, Duodenitis with hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease, Residuals of a right stress fracture of the tibia, Allergic rhinitis, Genital herpes, Residuals of a left stress fracture of the tibia, Diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038196
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