The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance as there is no evidence that his service-connected conditions cause him to wear a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance that tends to wear out his clothing, nor does he use medication that causes irreparable damage to his outer garments.
The deciding factor: The VA Medical Center found that the veteran's ileostomy/Crohn's disease did not meet the criteria for an annual clothing allowance as it did not cause him to wear a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance that tends to wear out his clothing, nor did he use medication that caused irreparable damage to his outer garments.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, osteoporosis with L5 compression fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0313728
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What this means for you
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