Granted
The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the 2021 calendar year due to wear, tear, and/or irreparable damage caused by a back brace used to treat a service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's back brace tended to wear out or tear her clothing, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048771
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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