The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances related to prednisone, voice amplifier, and service-connected duodenal ulcer with GERD were denied. The claim for a left ankle stabilizer was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran used an ankle stabilizer that tended to wear and tear his clothes, which met the criteria for a clothing allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, chronic sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, duodenal ulcer with GERD, residual tender scar s/p left thumb injury, laryngeal dyskinesia, residual sprain/strain with Achilles insertional enthesophyte s/p left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18117002
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