Clothing Allowance
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Re: Clothing Allowance
bigrex wrote:What he is talking about is that the need for a brace doesn't qualify you for clothing allowance, and the clothing allowance isn't intended to be used to buy a brace. The clothing allowance is to compensate the Veteran for any undue wear and tear on your clothing, that a brace could cause. So someone who wears a knee brace might need to buy pants more often, or someone with a back brace may need to buy more shirts, because theirs become tattered faster because of the brace.
Makes sense,
Apply to have your clothing allowance increased on the basis that your back brace is causing further wear and tear.
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What big Rex said thanks for clearing that up
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Re: Clothing Allowance
What he is talking about is that the need for a brace doesn't qualify you for clothing allowance, and the clothing allowance isn't intended to be used to buy a brace. The clothing allowance is to compensate the Veteran for any undue wear and tear on your clothing, that a brace could cause. So someone who wears a knee brace might need to buy pants more often, or someone with a back brace may need to buy more shirts, because theirs become tattered faster because of the brace.
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Rifleman wrote:You do not have to have clothing allowance to get braces ie back knee ankle or for whatever else all you need is a proscription fro you Doctor and then you can be fitted for braces that are required as long as you are pention for said conditions
Rifleman,
Are you talking about treatment benefits?
Because if your given a new prescription for an approved Pension condition, don't you need to be approved by VAC who green lights Blue Cross to pay for the prescription?
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You do not have to have clothing allowance to get braces ie back knee ankle or for whatever else all you need is a proscription fro you Doctor and then you can be fitted for braces that are required as long as you are pention for said conditions
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Thanks Trooper. Cheers.
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Taz wrote:I receive level 10 for an ankle brace that I wear. I was just prescribed a back brace for another pensioned condition. How do you ask to have your clothing allowance reassessed for an increase to take into account the back brace?
If you have a case manager you can have them apply for the increase.
If you not have a case manager but are signed up to My VAC Account, you can send a message asking them to give you guidance to apply for the increase.
If you do not have a case manager, and are not signed up to My VAC Account, you will need to contact VAC by the toll free number asking them to guide you in the proper direction to apply for the increase.
Most likely an application would need to be filled out to see if they will approve the increase.
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I receive level 10 for an ankle brace that I wear. I was just prescribed a back brace for another pensioned condition. How do you ask to have your clothing allowance reassessed for an increase to take into account the back brace?
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Thanks for that info trooper, most appreciated.
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Newf wrote:Folks, I am looking for opinions and feedbacks regarding the clothing allowance. My PTSD causes me to have horrible nightmares on most nights. I do alot of kicking/moving of my legs during sleep every night. The sheets on my bed become extremely worn in the area of my feet to the point where the sheets need replacement. I contacted VAC a few months ago to see if the replacement of the bed sheets would be covered under a VAC program but I was told there are NO provisions for same. Does this sound right to any of you? Thanks Newf
Newf,
Looking at the policy it does not look like the PTSD sleep affect on your sheets would by itself give you the approval for the Clothing Allowance, even under special cases, as described in para 3.
If you were to apply for it, it would have to go under the special cases, others may have more info on this, I'm just going by what I have read and understood from the policy.
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-us/policy/document/1931#anchor45225
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Clothing Allownace
Folks, I am looking for opinions and feedbacks regarding the clothing allowance. My PTSD causes me to have horrible nightmares on most nights. I do alot of kicking/moving of my legs during sleep every night. The sheets on my bed become extremely worn in the area of my feet to the point where the sheets need replacement. I contacted VAC a few months ago to see if the replacement of the bed sheets would be covered under a VAC program but I was told there are NO provisions for same. Does this sound right to any of you? Thanks Newf
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Clothing Allowance
Clothing Allowance
1. A clothing allowance may be awarded to a member or Veteran under the authority of subsections 38(4- of the Pension Act for pensioned conditions or section 60 of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act (CFMVRCA) for disability award conditions.
2. A clothing allowance may be awarded to a member or Veteran in the following circumstances:
- The member or Veteran is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award for an amputation of the leg at or above a Symes’ amputation.
- The member or Veteran is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award for an amputation of the arm at or above the wrist.
- The member or Veteran is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award for two amputations as described above
- The member or Veteran is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award for a disability causing wear and tear of clothing.
- The member or Veteran is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award for a disability that requires the purchase of specially made apparel. This does not include minor alterations to a ready-made or factory product.
- The member or Veteran has soiling of clothing as a result of a disability or the treatment of a disability for which he or she is in receipt of a disability pension or disability award.
3. In special cases, the decision maker can examine all the circumstances of the case and use discretion in determining whether or not a clothing allowance should be awarded. Examples:
- A Veteran has a disability pension for Reynaud’s Disease which requires her to purchase additional clothing for warmth.
- A member has a disability award for severe burns which requires him to purchase special clothing.
4. In the case of multiple entitled disabilities which warrant an award of a clothing allowance, the following applies:
- One clothing allowance will be awarded if the wear and tear affects the same article of clothing.
- Two or more clothing allowances may be awarded if the wear and tear affects more than one article of clothing, the need of an appliance, or the need for an allowance for soiling.
5. The guidelines used in the determination of the amount of the clothing allowance (i.e. grade level), can be found in Chapter 6 of the Table of Disabilities.
6. A clothing allowance may be discontinued the date of the next monthly payment when the member or Veteran ceases to use a brace or appliance, no longer requires or does not use specially made clothing, or if the circumstances leading to the award for soiling no longer exist.
7. A clothing allowance ceases to be paid on the first day of the month following the death of the member or Veteran.
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-us/policy/document/1931#anchor45225
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