The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance for an ankle brace and topical medication was denied as the brace does not tend to wear or tear clothing, and the topical cream is not prescribed for a service-connected skin condition.
The deciding factor: The VA Under Secretary for Health determined that the Veteran's right ankle brace does not tend to wear or tear clothing, and the topical analgesic cream used by the Veteran does not cause irreparable damage to outergarments due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle pain, healed calcaneus fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1553355
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