OMB Approved No. 2900-0198
Respondent Burden: 10 minutes
Expiration Date: 5/31/2018
APPLICATION FOR ANNUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
ELIGIBLITY / ENTITLEMENT FOR AN ANNUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE: A Veteran who wears or uses a prescribed
prosthetic, orthopedic appliance, and/or skin medication for a service connected disability may be eligible for an annual clothing
allowance. To be entitled, the prosthetic, orthopedic appliance must cause wear / tear; skin medication must cause irreparable staining to
your outergarments.
WHERE TO FILE A CLAIM? If you have previously submitted a claim for disability compensation, send this application (VA Form
10-8678) to the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (121) at your local VA Medical Center. If you have not made an application for
disability compensation, complete VA Form 21-526 and send to the VBA regional office nearest your home.
INSTRUCTIONS: This application should be submitted to the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service at your nearest VA Medical Center
on or before August 1st of the benefit year for which you are applying. For example: If you are applying for the 2014 benefit, this
application should be received on or before August 1, 2014.
3. MAILING ADDRESS OF VETERAN (No. and Street or Rural Route, City or P.O., State and Zip Code) If new address check box.
1. LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME OF VETERAN
2. VETERAN'S SSN
WHAT TYPES OF CLOTHING ARE INCLUDED? Clothing such as shirts, blouses, pants, skirts, shorts and similar garments
permanently damaged by qualifying appliances and/or skin medications are considered in clothing allowance decisions. Shoes, hats,
scarves, underwear, socks, and similar garments are not included.
4. VETERAN'S DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)
4a. EVENING TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)
PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION: No benefits may be granted unless this form is completed fully as required by law (38 C.F.R. 3.810). Responses you submit are
considered confidential (38 U.S.C. 5701). They may be disclosed outside VA only if the disclosure is authorized under the Privacy Act, including the routine uses
identified in the VA system of records, 24VA136 “Patient Medical Record - VA”, published in the Federal Register. Information submitted is subject to verification
through computer matching programs with other agencies.
RESPONDENT BURDEN: VA may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a valid
OMB Control Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you have
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, call 1-877-222-8387 for mailing information on where to send your
comments.
5. CALENDAR YEAR FOR APPLICATION
4b. VETERAN'S EMAIL ADDRESS
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE ANNUAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE? Effective December 16, 2011, Veterans
who wear or use more than one qualifying prescribed prosthetic or orthopedic appliance and/or prescription medication for more than
one service-connected disability or skin condition may be eligible for more than one clothing allowance. To be eligible for more than
one clothing allowance, the qualifying appliances must wear or tear more than one type of article of the Veteran's clothing and/or
medications must irreparably damage more than one type of the Veteran's clothing or outergarment.
CERTIFICATION: I hereby apply for the annual clothing allowance benefit authorized under 38 USC §1162. In doing so I certify that because of my
service-connected disability or disabilities, I regularly (1) wear or use the prosthetic or orthopedic appliance(s) listed in section 7 which tends to wear
out or tear my clothing; or (2) use a skin medication(s) listed in section 7 which causes irreparable staining to my outergarments. Note: If I have
multiple prostheses, orthopedic appliances, or skin medications as listed in section 7, the combination of these items causes me to replace my
outergarments faster than if I used a single item.
6. SIGNATURE OF VETERAN (Sign in ink)
DATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I acknowledge that by applying or receiving more than one clothing allowance benefit, an application for the annual
clothing allowance benefit requires a yearly submission to the nearest Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Office on or before August 1st of the calender year.
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JUNE 2015
VA FORM
10-8678
