The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for annual clothing allowances for right and left knee braces for the 2017 calendar year due to incomplete records. The AOJ must reconstruct the record and upload all relevant documentation, including decisions from the AOJ or evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the AOJ did not substantially comply with previous instructions regarding the reconstruction of the electronic claims file and readjudication of the claims in light of the service connection awards for bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee brace, left knee brace
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21067328
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's annual clothing allowance for the 2021 calendar year is being remanded due to unclear decision notice and lack of evidence. The AOJ must provide a clear decision with identification of denied items and any supporting evidence.
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