The Veteran's clothing allowance for 2014 is granted because her use of VA-issued skin medications, prescribed for her service-connected pityriasis rosea, causes irreparable damage to her clothing.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the award of a clothing allowance due to the Veteran's consistent use of VA-issued skin medications for her service-connected pityriasis rosea, which cause damage to her clothing.
- Claimed conditions
- pityriasis rosea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100189
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pityriasis rosea, chronic headaches, and asthma/reactive airway disease, but denied service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to several skin conditions and foot condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin disorders, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas, sebaceous cysts, and pityriasis rosea, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected pityriasis rosea as the evidence did not support a higher rating.
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