More veterans would sign up with the VA if the VA did not make it such an absolute hell to submit the paperwork. I had to argue with my local veterans assistance office just to get them to give me the forms to fillout.
There are no provisions of the Flag Code which prohibit the sewing or repairing the flag. We do caution that if material is removed, the flag may no longer conform to the size proportions, as specified in Executive Order 10834.