The Board has remanded the claims for left and right knee strain with degenerative changes and instability due to incomplete records from Wadley Regional Medical Center.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from Wadley Regional Medical Center prevented a thorough review of the Veteran's treatment history, which is necessary for accurate rating determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with degenerative changes, right knee strain with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2026
- Citation
- 26000887
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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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