Denied
The Veteran's request for specially adapted housing or special home adaptations was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability that precludes locomotion without aid.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a compensable, service-connected disability that is permanent and total and due to the loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the left knee status post arthroscopy and meniscectomy, right knee status post meniscectomy and osteoarthritis with limitation of extension, left total knee arthroplasty, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, headaches, hypertension, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001792
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