The Veteran is granted annual VA clothing allowances for the use of benzoyl peroxide 5% to treat his service-connected cysts affecting his back, chest, and legs (resulting in damage to his shirts) and his legs (resulting in damage to his pants).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's use of benzoyl peroxide 5% caused irreparable damage to his outer garments due to the treatment of his service-connected cysts.
- Claimed conditions
- epidermal inclusion cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148894
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
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