The Veteran's hydrophilic (Eucerin) cream for his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae does not cause irreparable damage to his outer garments, so he is denied a clothing allowance for the 2016 calendar year.
The deciding factor: The VA’s Pharmacy and Prosthetics Workgroup determined that hydrophilic cream does not cause permanent damage to clothing.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142472
What this means for you
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