The Secretary under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, shall pay a clothing allowance of $716 per year to each veteran who—

(1) because of a service-connected disability, wears or uses a prosthetic or orthopedic appliance (including a wheelchair) which the Secretary determines tends to wear out or tear the clothing of the veteran; or

(2) uses medication which (A) a physician has prescribed for a skin condition which is due to a service-connected disability, and (B) the Secretary determines causes irreparable damage to the veteran’s outergarments.

(Added Pub. L. 92–328, title I, § 103(a), June 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 394, § 362; amended Pub. L. 94–71, title I, § 103, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 396; Pub. L. 94–433, title III, § 301, title IV, § 404(24), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1377, 1379; Pub. L. 95–117, title III, § 301, Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1065; Pub. L. 95–479, title I, § 103, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1562; Pub. L. 96–128, title I, § 103, Nov. 28, 1979, 93 Stat. 984; Pub. L. 96–385, title I, § 103, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1529; Pub. L. 97–66, title I, § 103, Oct. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1027; Pub. L. 97–253, title IV, § 405(d), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 97–306, title I, §§ 103, 107, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1430, 1431; Pub. L. 98–223, title I, § 103, Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 38; Pub. L. 98–543, title I, § 103, Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2736; Pub. L. 99–238, title I, § 103, Jan. 13, 1986, 99 Stat. 1766; Pub. L. 99–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3251; Pub. L. 100–227, title I, § 103, Dec. 31, 1987, 101 Stat. 1553; Pub. L. 100–687, div. B, title XI, § 1103, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4124; Pub. L. 101–237, title I, §§ 103, 112, Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2063, 2065; Pub. L. 102–3, § 4, Feb. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 8; renumbered § 1162, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 102–152, § 4, Nov. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 103–78, § 3, Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 103–140, § 4, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1486; Pub. L. 105–98, § 4, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2156; Pub. L. 106–118, § 4, Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1602; Pub. L. 107–94, § 4, Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 901; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, § 309(c), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2830; Pub. L. 108–454, title III, § 307(c), Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3613; Pub. L. 109–111, § 2(c), Nov. 22, 2005, 119 Stat. 2363; Pub. L. 109–444, § 9(c), Dec. 21, 2006, 120 Stat. 3315; Pub. L. 109–461, title X, §§ 1005(c), 1006(b), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3467, 3468; Pub. L. 110–324, § 3(c), Sept. 24, 2008, 122 Stat. 3551; Pub. L. 111–37, § 3(c), June 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1929.)