Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form N-6 (the “Registration Statement”) of our report dated April 15, 2013, relating to the financial statements of The Prudential Variable Appreciable Account, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the use in this Registration Statement of our report dated 12 April 2013, relating to the consolidated financial statements of The  Prudential Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

April 15, 2013