The Veteran's appeal is denied as he does not meet the criteria for a clothing allowance due to lack of indication from a designated VA party stating that his knee orthotics tend to wear or tear clothing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral knee braces do not tend to wear or tear clothing, and there is no indication from a designated VA party stating this.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1427388
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a final decision being made.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the scheduled hearing, thus the case is dismissed.
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