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 assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 12, 2025

Citation

A25097964

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