The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the 2020 calendar year, for an ankle brace but denied allowances for left and right knee braces, a back brace, and diclofenac gel.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt for the Veteran, her left ankle splint was reasonably shown to have caused wear and tear to clothing. The other claims were denied as there was no evidence that the respective devices or medications caused wear and tear to clothing.
- Claimed conditions
- healed bi-malleolar fracture of the left ankle with residual capsulitis, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020234
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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