The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of permanent and total disability, loss of use of extremities, or other qualifying conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a permanent and total disability that results in loss or loss of use of an upper or lower extremity, nor does she meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to her inhalation injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Residuals of Inhalation Injury, Upper and Lower Extremity Disabilities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034669
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PLS, a variant of ALS, is granted as service connected. The Board found sufficient evidence to presume that PLS developed due to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ALS was granted service connection throughout the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for ALS was denied as the earliest possible effective date is July 1, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was found to be unable to self-sustain in the community due to ALS, requiring substantial assistance with activities of daily living including grooming, bathing, and dressing. The Board granted Tier 2 benefits under the PCAFC program.
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