The Board granted the Veteran's claims for annual clothing allowances for the 2021 calendar year for use of a bilateral knee brace, a back brace, and an elbow brace due to wear and tear on his clothing.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities required the use of braces which caused irreparable damage to his outer garments.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee chondromalacia, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, thoracolumbar spine degenerative disk disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy involving the long thoracic nerve with carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis of the shoulder rotator cuff, biceps, and wrist, elbow epicondylitis, and left ring finger sprain, status post left ring finger fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034746
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (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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