Civil & Administrative

VA Review of Annual Clothing Allowance Application Form

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The notice keeps the VA’s Annual Clothing Allowance application process under federal paperwork review. The form is used by eligible veterans whose service-connected disability requires a prosthetic, orthopedic device, wheelchair, or medication that damages clothing.

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Key Changes

  • VA plans to reinstate approval for VA Form 10-8678, the Annual Clothing Allowance application.
  • The form has been redesigned to be clearer and easier to use, with no change to the estimated time needed to complete it.
  • Public comments on the information collection are due by June 3, 2026.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

The Veterans Health Administration must submit the Application for Annual Clothing Allowance information collection, including its nature, expected cost and burden, and the data collection instrument, to OMB for PRA review and public comment.

Veterans Health AdministrationDepartment of Veterans Affairs
reporting
high

A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor this information collection unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.

federal agenciesDepartment of Veterans AffairsVeterans Health Administration
prohibition
medium

Veterans seeking an annual clothing allowance must apply and provide the information needed on VA Form 10-8678 so VA can determine entitlement to the clothing allowance payment.

eligible veterans seeking annual clothing allowance
Once annually
reporting
low

Public comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection should be submitted through reginfo.gov by searching for the title or OMB Control No. 2900-0198.

persons submitting public comments
June 3, 2026
reporting

Affected Parties

Eligible veterans applying for the annual clothing allowanceVeterans Health Administration staff processing the applications+1 more…

Tags

veterans benefits,paperwork review,VA Form 10-8678