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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 193 / Friday, October 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
lower extremity together with the loss or loss of use of one upper extremity which so affect the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
5 A permanent and total disability due to the loss or loss of use of both upper extremities such as to preclude use of the arms at or above the elbow.
6 A permanent and total disability due to full thickness or subdermal burns that have resulted in contractures with limitation of motion of two or more extremities or of at least one extremity and the trunk.

3. Amend 3.809a by:
a. Removing paragraph b2;
b. Redesignating paragraphs b1
introductory text and b1i, ii, iii, and iv as paragraphs c introductory text and c1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively; and c. Revising newly redesignated paragraph b.
The revisions read as follows:
3.809a Special home adaptation grants under 38 U.S.C 2101b.

b A member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty must have a disability that was incurred or aggravated in line of duty in active military, naval, or air service and meets the requirements described in paragraph c of this section. A veteran must be entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for a disability that meets the requirements
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described in paragraph c of this section.

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4. The authority citation for part 36
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 and 3720.
36.4402

Amended
5. Amend 36.4402 by removing in the last sentence of paragraph d2 the word three and adding in its place six.

36.4403

Amended
6. Amend 36.4403 by removing the word three everywhere it appears and adding in its place six.
7. Amend 36.4404 by:
a. Revising paragraphs a1
introductory text, a1i and ii, a1iii introductory text, and a1iv and v;
b. Removing paragraph a2i;
c. Redesignating paragraphs a2ii and iii as paragraphs a2i and ii, respectively; and d. Revising newly redesignated paragraph a2ii.
The revisions read as follows:

36.4404

Eligibility for assistance.

a
1 The 2101a grant is available to individuals with a service-connected disability who have been rated as being entitled to compensation under 38
U.S.C. chapter 11 for any of the following conditions:

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i A permanent and total disability due to the loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities so as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair;
ii A permanent disability due to blindness in both eyes having central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a standard correcting lens. For the purposes of this paragraph a1ii, an eye with a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less;
iii A permanent and total disability due to the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, together with

iv A permanent and total disability due to the loss, or loss of use, of both upper extremities so as to preclude use of the arms at or above the elbows; or v Any other permanent and total disability identified as eligible for assistance under 38 U.S.C. 2101a.
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ii Any other injury identified as eligible for assistance under 38 U.S.C.
2101b.

36.4406

Amended
8. Amend 36.4406 by removing the word three in the last sentence of paragraph a2 and adding in its place six.

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