Citation Nr: 21000042
Decision Date: 01/04/21	Archive Date: 01/04/21

DOCKET NO. 17-46 555A
DATE: January 4, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to payment or reimbursement for beneficiary travel expenses is remanded.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran had active service from July 1966 to June 1968.

1. Entitlement to payment or reimbursement for beneficiary travel expenses is remanded.

In the instant matter, the file for the claim of entitlement to payment or reimbursement for beneficiary travel expenses cannot be located, and documentation pertinent to the appeal is not in the electronic record. Therefore, it must be remanded in order for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the appeal to the electronic claims file. If such records are unable to be located, the AOJ should make a formal finding of unavailability.

The matters are REMANDED for the following action:

1. Reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the claim for payment or reimbursement for beneficiary travel expenses to the electronic claims file.

2. If such records are unable to be associated with the record, make a formal finding of unavailability.

 

 

MARJORIE A. AUER

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	Kelly A. Gastoukian

The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.