Citation Nr: 21000159
Decision Date: 01/04/21	Archive Date: 01/04/21

DOCKET NO. 16-58 971
DATE: January 4, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to a clothing allowance 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 United States Army from September 1972 to February 1975.

This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a rating decision from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO).  

Entitlement to a clothing allowance is remanded in order for the AOJ to reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the appeal to the electronic claims file.

In the instant matter, the file for the claim of entitlement to a clothing allowance 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 a clothing allowance to the electronic claims file.

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

 

 

STEVEN D. REISS

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Attorney for the Board	K.Ijitimehin, 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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.