The Veteran is granted eligibility for specially adapted housing due to a permanent and total disability involving the loss of use of both lower extremities, which precludes locomotion without the regular and constant use of assistive devices.

The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy disabilities manifest with the loss of use of both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of a cane or knee braces.

Claimed conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 8, 2025

Citation

A25087136

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