Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance for using a manual wheelchair in 2019 because there was no evidence that the wheelchair caused wear or tear to his outer garments.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence showing that the manual wheelchair caused damage to the Veteran's outer garments in 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25005162
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