The appellant is seeking an annual clothing allowance due to the use of a left knee brace for his service-connected residuals of a left medial meniscectomy. The VA Chief Medical Director will need to determine if the left knee brace meets the criteria for a clothing allowance based on its medical necessity and potential damage to clothing.
The deciding factor: The VA Chief Medical Director needs to review the appellant's records and determine if his use of the left knee brace is medically necessary and causes wear and tear on his clothes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18127516
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