The Veteran's right ankle, bilateral knee, and left foot disabilities have caused his clothing to wear out faster due to the use of supportive appliances. The Board has found that reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the Veteran, granting an annual clothing allowance for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause his clothing to wear out more quickly due to the use of supportive appliances.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Bilateral knee disability, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disease, Left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1722836
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