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
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the establishment of service connection for left and right lower extremity PAD, residuals of a spinal cord infarction, bowel disorder, and voiding dysfunction.
- Denied
The appeal for higher ratings and effective dates for various conditions was denied, with the exception of left and right lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an earlier effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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