The Board has granted a clothing allowance for the use of a left knee brace for calendar year 2018, finding that the Veteran's service-connected GSW to the left distal thigh caused wear and tear on his clothing. The decision denied a clothing allowance for a pain rub due to the nature of the brace used.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's use of a left knee brace in connection with his service-connected GSW to the left distal thigh resulted in wear and tear on his clothing, which was sufficient to meet the criteria for a clothing allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wound (GSW) of the left distal thigh with embedded metallic fragment in the distal femur, scars associated with the GSW
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186248
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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