The Veteran's back brace, right knee brace, and left knee brace were found to cause wear and tear on his clothing due to regular use during 2015. The topical skin cream and pain cream used for service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for a clothing allowance.,Entitlement was granted for annual clothing allowances for back brace, right knee brace, and left knee brace in 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's braces caused wear and tear on his shirts from the back brace and pants from the knee braces due to regular use during 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine disability, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23048851
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