Public Law 86–239

That section 801 of title 38, United States Code is amended to read as follows:

Ҥ 801. Veterans eligible for assistance

“The Administrator is authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to assist any veteran, who is entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of this title, based on service after April 20, 1898, for permanent and total service-connected disability—

“(1)“(1)

due to the loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities, such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair, or

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“(2)“(2)

which includes (A) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, plus (B) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity, and such permanent and total disability is such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of a wheelchair,

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in acquiring a suitable housing unit with special fixtures or movable facilities made necessary by the nature of the veteran’s disability, and necessary land therefor. The regulations of the Administrator shall include, but not be limited to, provisions requiring findings that (1) it is medically feasible for such veteran to reside in the proposed housing unit and in the proposed locality; (2) the proposed housing unit bears a proper relation to the veteran’s present and anticipated income and expenses; and (3) the nature and condition of the proposed housing unit are such as to be suitable to the veteran’s needs for dwelling purposes.”

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