The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's claim for a clothing allowance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1162 for the year 2000 was denied due to his use of sunscreen, which is not considered sufficient to cause damage to his clothes.
The deciding factor: The VAMC found that the veteran used three skin medications at the time of the claim in December 2000, and two of them were lotions having a cream/lotion base. The VAMC concluded that these would not cause damage to his clothes.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0333596
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What this means for you
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