The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete documentation regarding her clothing allowance claims for the year 2015. The VAMC and VHA need to obtain relevant records, including those from the Debt Management Center.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation of the Veteran's clothing allowance claims for 2015 prevents a clear determination of her entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- back brace, left knee brace, right knee brace, left wrist brace
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19149008
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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