The Board granted two clothing allowances for the 2022 calendar year based on use of a right knee brace and ketoconazole shampoo 2%, but denied a clothing allowance based on use of pantoprazole.
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that his use of the right knee brace and ketoconazole shampoo 2% caused wear and tear or irreparable damage to his outer garments during 2022, while there was no evidence supporting damage from pantoprazole.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg diabetic neuropathy, Seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110662
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,081 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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