The Board denied the Veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance, or adaptive equipment due to a lack of evidence supporting permanent loss of use of his hands and feet.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence did not support that the Veteran had permanent loss of use of a hand or foot due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Sialolithiasis, Obstructive sleep apnea, Bilateral lower extremity neuropathy (residuals of cold injury), Bilateral upper extremity neuropathy (residuals of cold injury), Bilateral hearing loss, Lumbosacral strain and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) associated with neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Bilateral sciatic radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain and IVDS, Bilateral femoral radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain and IVDS, Bilateral tinnitus, Limited flexion of the bilateral hips due to femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, Bilateral thigh limitation due to femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, Limited extension of the bilateral hips due to femoral acetabular impingement syndrome and iliopsoas tendonitis, Right posterior trunk surgical scar associated with lumbosacral strain and IVDS
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097964
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's current conditions are aggravated by his service-connected DDD of the lumbosacral spine. The AOJ is required to obtain new medical opinions addressing this issue.
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