Citation Nr: 21000061
Decision Date: 01/04/21	Archive Date: 01/04/21

DOCKET NO. 18-53 767
DATE: January 4, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year is remanded in order for the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) to reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the appeal to the electronic claims file.

REASONS FOR REMAND

The Veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Army from October 1981 to February 1990.

Entitlement to an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year is remanded.

In the instant matter, the file for the claim of entitlement to an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year 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. 

This matter is REMANDED for the following action:

1. Reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the claim for an annual clothing allowance for the 2019 calendar year to the electronic claims file.

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

 

 

DAVID A. BRENNINGMEYER

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	R. Kettler, Associate Counsel

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.