Citation Nr: 21002159
Decision Date: 01/12/21	Archive Date: 01/12/21

DOCKET NO. 19-03 442
DATE: January 12, 2021

REMANDED

Entitlement to an annual 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 from February 1973 to February 1977.

The Veteran testified before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) at a June 2020 Board hearing. A transcript is of record.

1. Entitlement to an annual 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 paper file for the claim of entitlement to an annual 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 obtained, the AOJ should make a formal finding of unavailability. 

The matter is REMANDED for the following action:

1. Reconstruct the record and upload all documentation related to the claim for 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. 

 

 

C. TRUEBA

Veterans Law Judge

Board of Veterans’ Appeals

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 This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.