The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing (SAH) or special home adaptation (SHA) grant due to his respiratory disability, which is presumed by the PACT Act. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability resulting in anatomical loss of use of both hands, burns, or residuals of an inhalational injury.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected respiratory disability (COPD with asthma) is rated as 60% disabling under Diagnostic Codes 6847 and 6604, which does not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability resulting in anatomical loss of use of both hands or burns.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with Asthma, Granuloma of the Lung, and Sleep Apnea, Neoplasms of the Male Reproductive System including Prostate Cancer, Pes Planus with Plantar Fasciitis and Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Sleep Apnea, Posttraumatic Headaches, Right Knee DJD, Left Knee DJD, Cervical Spine DJD with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Left Ankle Collateral Ligament Sprain, Left Shoulder Acromioclavicular Joint DJD, Right Shoulder Acromioclavicular Joint DJD, Tinnitus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Keratosis Pilaris, Right Hip DJD, Right Ankle Lateral Collateral Ligament Sprain, Painful Scalp Scars associated with PTSD and TBI
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034086
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