The Veteran's claims for annual clothing allowances for the 2015 calendar year for right knee and back braces are remanded due to insufficient information about the type of braces issued. Additional VA treatment records from April 2015 to January 2016 are needed, as well as an assessment of whether the Veteran's braces were worn on the outside of his clothing.
The deciding factor: The AOJ needs to provide sufficient information about the types of braces issued and assess if they were worn on the outside of the Veteran's clothing.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee musculoligamentous strain, status post meniscal tear, low back strain with degenerative spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19141691
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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