VA Disability Compensation

VA Clothing Allowance

A yearly payment of $1,053.19 for each qualifying item when a service-connected prosthetic or orthopedic device, or a prescribed skin medication, wears out or stains clothing.

Also called: clothing allowance, VA Form 10-8678, prosthetic clothing.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Applies in states and territories.

Federal

VA pays a clothing allowance when a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance used for a service-connected disability wears or tears clothing, or when a medication prescribed by a physician for a service-connected skin condition causes irreparable damage to outer garments. The amount effective December 1, 2025, is $1,053.19. Under 38 C.F.R. 3.810, more than one allowance can be paid in a year when more than one appliance or medication damages different garments, and two when more than one damages the same type of garment. The first claim goes on VA Form 10-8678 to the prosthetics office at the VA medical center. Later payments fall due each year on the anniversary date.

Thresholds

Thresholds for VA Clothing Allowance
Gate	Rule
Service-connected disability	The device or medication must be for a service-connected disability. No percentage floor applies.

Documents the source lists

What the official source lists for an application, and where to get each document. It is a reference read from the source, not a full list of what the office may ask for; check with the office or an accredited representative before you apply. Needed means the source asks for it; Helps means the source calls it optional or says it speeds things up.

Needed Your Social Security number or military service number
Where to get it Your Social Security card. Social Security replaces a lost card.
Listed by VA, Clothing allowance read 2026-10-10
Needed Each prosthetic or orthopedic device or skin medication you use for the service-connected condition
Where to get it Your own records, or the VA clinic that issued them.
Listed by VA, Clothing allowance read 2026-10-10

Figures

Each figure is dated with the day it was read. A local figure moves whenever the statute or the local ordinance does, so confirm it with the office that grants it before you rely on it. Statute verified gives the day the weekly section check last found the statute standing on the legislature’s own code site; a figure without it rests on a statute the check does not read yet.

Dated figures for VA Clothing Allowance
Figure	Amount	Read from
Clothing allowance, effective December 1, 2025	$1,053.1938 U.S.C. 1162	Special benefit allowance ratesRead 2026-10-08

Sources

VA clothing allowanceOfficial
Special benefit allowance ratesOfficial
38 C.F.R. 3.810, Clothing allowanceOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-08.

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Disclaimer

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