The Veteran is granted an annual clothing allowance for the use of a manual wheelchair during the 2022 calendar year due to wear and tear on his clothing caused by the wheelchair.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, especially those involving loss of use of both feet and back issues, necessitate the use of a manual wheelchair. The Veteran's consistent use of the wheelchair over multiple years is supported by medical records and personal statements, leading to the conclusion that it causes wear and tear on his clothing.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of both feet, chronic fatigue syndrome, persistent depressive disorder, mucous colitis, epilepsy, residuals of lumbar strain, tinnitus, xerotic eczema, recurrent gingival overgrowth secondary to medications taken for seizures associated with epilepsy, right knee arthritis, residuals of a left knee injury, residuals of a left wrist fracture, chronic sinusitis, herpes simplex, surgical scars of the left knee associated with residuals of a left knee injury, impotence secondary to medications taken for multiple service connected disabilities associated with epilepsy, chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26032778
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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