The Veteran's prescribed topical skin medication, benzol peroxide, used for his service-connected pseudofolliculitis disability caused irreparable damage to his outer garments. The Board granted a clothing allowance for the 2016 calendar year based on this condition.
The deciding factor: Benzol peroxide was prescribed for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis disability and caused irreparable damage to his outer garments, warranting a clothing allowance.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008318
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied increased ratings for the Veteran's foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, psychiatric disorder, and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis, finding that there was no current disability and no evidence of a relationship between the claimed condition and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for further development of evidence.
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