The Board has granted a clothing allowance for the left wrist splint used to treat service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome. The right wrist splint, bilateral knee braces, and menthol/methyl salicylate topical medication claims are denied as they do not meet the criteria for an annual clothing allowance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's use of a left wrist splint for his service-connected carpal tunnel syndrome was found to tend to wear out or tear his clothing. The right wrist splint, bilateral knee braces, and menthol/methyl salicylate topical medication claims were denied as they do not meet the criteria for an annual clothing allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Left Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Back Pain (Degenerative Disc Disease and/or Arthritis), Right Shoulder Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145759
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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