The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral lower extremity conditions and PTSD, resulted in a loss of use of both lower extremities such that he is entitled to specially adapted housing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his bilateral knee replacements and right foot condition, severely impacted his ability to walk without the aid of assistive devices, meeting the regulatory definition of 'loss of use' as defined in 38 C.F.R. § 3.809.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Total right knee replacement, Status post multiple revisions on right knee, Peripheral neuropathy, right leg, Right foot, status post fusion of navicular cuneiform and first, second, and third tarsometatarsal joints, Post-surgical scar, left knee, Painful scar, right knee, Scars, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26037422
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's request for a higher rating for his total right knee replacement and service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support finding an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, total right and left knee replacements, tinnitus, degenerative disc disease with spinal fusion complications, painful middle back scar, and scars of the knees, have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. A TDIU is granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, finding that these conditions are related to military service.
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