The Veteran's clothing allowance for the use of triamcinolone acetonide topical medication in 2014 due to his service-connected recurrent dermatitis is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the triamcinolone acetonide prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected dermatitis caused irreparable damage to his outergarments during the year 2014, and thus granted the clothing allowance based on this finding of fact.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181190
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.
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