The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance due to his service-connected knee condition is granted because the newer brace does not cause wear and tear on his clothing, while he continues to use his older brace at almost all other times.
The deciding factor: The Veteran uses an older brace that causes wear and tear on his clothing, but the newer brace does not. The VA has accepted this as a valid reason for granting the allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1546737
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