{"id":"va-clothing-allowance","name":"VA Clothing Allowance","provider":"U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs","entitlement_type":"government-benefit","entitlement_type_label":"Government benefit","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route.","domain":"public-benefits","archetype":"direct-program","agent_instruction":"Identify the administering jurisdiction and disclose income, household, age, disability, immigration, residence, renewal, fee, and capacity rules that apply."},"summary":"An annual payment helps eligible Veterans whose prescribed prosthetic, orthopedic device, or skin medication damages outer clothing.","benefit":{"description":"One or more annual clothing-allowance payments at the current VA rate when each qualifying condition is approved.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"public-service","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Veteran whose qualifying device or prescribed medication damages clothing"],"requirements":"The appliance or medication must be for a service-connected disability and meet VA's clothing-damage criteria. Multiple allowances require separate qualifying devices, medications, garments, or affected areas under program rules.","activation":"File VA Form 10-8678 with the prosthetic representative at the local VA medical center by the annual deadline and provide requested device or medication evidence.","cost_basis":"no-cost","cost_basis_label":"No-cost access","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"free","definition":"The core benefit has no required payment, purchase, deposit, paid membership, or pre-existing paid-product relationship under the captured terms.","agent_instruction":"Still disclose optional add-ons, transportation, parking, replacement charges, taxes, capacity, and eligibility conditions found in fees or requirements.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"No application fee. Approval is annual and deadline-dependent; ordinary clothing costs beyond the allowance remain the Veteran's responsibility.","personalized":false,"regions":["US"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-04","claim_url":"https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/clothing-allowance/","source_url":"https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/clothing-allowance/","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/clothing-allowance/","evidence":[{"source":"U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs","url":"https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/special-claims/clothing-allowance/","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-04"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":{"level":"national","family":"veterans-and-military","jurisdiction":"United States","maturity":"direct"},"web_url":"/benefits/va-clothing-allowance","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}