Clothing Allowance

[grent]

My doctor has prescribed wheel chair for me

my doctor has precribed leg brace for me

i kept sending in the copies of the RX to the VA

VA has not answered me on the clothing allowance i guess that will come up at the BVA hearing since i will be appearing in abstentia my lawyer will be their

any thoughts??

i guess if you have a BVA hearing everything stops on your pending claim and the VA just waits until the BVA makes a decision

thks

gt

[SeattleShay]

It's the VA's way of making you ineligable for anything...for 2-4 years ! LOL

[Teac]

The clothing allowance is approved or disapproved by the Prosthetics department at your nearest VA medcical center. It has nothing to do with your appeal or a lawyer, unless it was already denied, in which case you should do a clinical appeal (unders VA Directive 2006-057 dated oct 16, 2007) addresed to the prosthetics department prior to a formal appeal. You are entitled to two clothing allowances based on US Court of appeal decision Sursely v Peake dated 7 Jan 2009...

Edited September 12, 2010 by Teac