Granted
The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the 2022 calendar year due to the Veteran's left knee brace causing increased wear and tear on her outer clothing.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's left knee brace tended to cause wear or tear to her clothing at an increased rate of damage in the 2022 calendar year.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069270
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
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