Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in the effective loss of use of both feet, making them eligible for financial assistance to purchase an automobile and adaptive equipment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease and associated complications were shown to cause incomplete paralysis and tremors of all four extremities, neurocognitive disorder, balance impairment, and stooped posture which affected his gait or spinal contour.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001872
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