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Severe Menieres Disease, SAH grant?

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I am service connected for Meniers disease and it has gotten progressively worse and worse to the point that I am wheelchair bound 100% of the time, which the VA has acknowledged by not only issuing my a back up second custom rigid wheelchair but my new primary care doctor unlike my old crappy one has noted it in my medical records that I am wheelchair bound 100% of the time.  I have come to realize that we need to buy or build a more accessible house, I am in my 40's and this isn't going to work for us much longer.   I need to hopefully be eligible for a SAH grant as well as a vehicle grant. Do I need one of my providers to say that I have essentially lost the use of my legs?  It is kind of weird situation honestly, I can't walk unless you want to say someone who has had an insane amount of alcohol but can somehow stagger around is walking. I fell over 20 times in one month before we finally said enough is enough.  I also have psychogenic seizures which honestly are scary as heck.  I can't be left alone any longer and NO we can't apply for the caregiver program because wrong era. I am a Desert Storm era veteran.  Anyone go through this with a similar situation?  Those small grants aren't even gonna come close to making a dent in a fully accessible home.  Thanks.

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What is your disabilities? Are you 100% P&T? What others do you have? When did you receive your rating(s). Have you explored SMC's? 

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6 minutes ago, GBArmy said:

What is your disabilities? Are you 100% P&T? What others do you have? When did you receive your rating(s). Have you explored SMC's? 

I am 100% PT I haven't applied for any SMCs because well the VA quite frankly scares the hell out of me.  I am 70% for mh (I could easily be 100%) 50% for migraines,  30% for my meniers, 60% for a bladder condition, 10% for sinus and I think that everything.  I know that I can apply for loss of use for my legs which I pretty much have, I cannot walk but I can use a stationary recumbent bike, so it is really weird.  I can drive a car rarely, but I do enjoy it when I can.   My mh is rated as such bipolar disorder (ptsd, agoraphobia, general anxiety disorder, panic disorder)  and now I am the lucky winner of seizures from mh, never knew there was such a thing but yep.  I know when they are gonna happen thankfully and I'm in a wheelchair but many bruise, cuts and scraps before I caved to the wheelchair.  I didn't want to end up dead or hurt badly.  I am pretty sure that I need to get the SMC for loss of use first, then apply for my SAH.  I see my neuro tomorrow and he is fantastic about this stuff, he is the one who I see for this actually because ent sucks here and he is one of the only providers who writes letters for me etc. 

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You could apply for an increase for MH. If you can get it rated at 100% with your other disabilities that are service connected you would be considered homebound status and eligible for SMC S-1.  Hope this helps

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