The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to a lack of evidence showing that any service-connected disabilities result in loss of use of lower extremities or other qualifying conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim as there was no evidence of loss of use of lower extremities or other qualifying conditions for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Bilateral foot degenerative arthritis with mild plantar fasciitis, Cervical spondylosis with subluxation of C4-C6, Right knee osteoarthritis with meniscectomy, Left knee osteoarthritis, Left ear tinnitus, Left knee instability, Right ear hearing loss, Hypothyroidism, Tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088740
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (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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