The Veteran's use of his VA-issued bilateral knee braces for his service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome is causing wear or tearing of his clothing, leading to financial hardship. The Board has granted a clothing allowance for the year 2015 based on this.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's use of his bilateral knee braces causes their fabric to wear out and tear, which results in financial hardship.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144312
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The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was not aggravated by his active duty and thus rebutting the presumption of soundness.
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