The Board has determined that the Veteran's use of a left knee brace for his service-connected disabilities caused wear and tear on his clothing, resulting in an award of a clothing allowance for calendar year 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony explaining how his left knee brace damaged his clothing, leading to relative equipoise between the evidence supporting and opposing the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial meniscectomy with partial synovectomy, left knee patellofemoral arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22010558
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable.,Service connection for left knee patellofemoral arthritis, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and bilateral elbow cubital tunnel syndrome has been granted. ,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder with alcoholism) has also been granted.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals/effects of a dental abscess and root canal was denied in the August 2009 rating decision.
- Granted
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