38 U.S.C. § 3901 : US Code - Section 3901: Definitions

Search 38 U.S.C. § 3901 : US Code - Section 3901: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter -
(1) The term "eligible person" means -
(A) any veteran entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of
this title for any of the disabilities described in subclause
(i), (ii), or (iii) below, if the disability is the result of an
injury incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated by active
military, naval, or air service:
(i) The loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet;
(ii) The loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands;
(iii) The permanent impairment of vision of both eyes of the
following status: central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in
the better eye, with corrective glasses, or central visual
acuity of more than 20/200 if there is a field defect in which
the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the
widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular distance no
greater than twenty degrees in the better eye; or
(B) any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who
is suffering from any disability described in subclause (i),
(ii), or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph if such disability
is the result of an injury incurred or disease contracted in or
aggravated by active military, naval, or air service.
(2) The term "adaptive equipment" includes, but is not limited
to, power steering, power brakes, power window lifts, power seats,
and special equipment necessary to assist the eligible person into
and out of the automobile or other conveyance. Such term also
includes (A) air-conditioning equipment when such equipment is
necessary to the health and safety of the veteran and to the safety
of others, regardless of whether the automobile or other conveyance
is to be operated by the eligible person or is to be operated for
such person by another person; and (B) any modification of the size
of the interior space of the automobile or other conveyance if
needed because of the physical condition of such person in order
for such person to enter or operate the vehicle.