The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to obtain missing service treatment records for the Veteran's initial period of active duty from September 1969 to May 1971. The AOJ must make reasonable efforts to locate these records and provide copies of any found.
The deciding factor: The Board identified a pre-decisional failure to comply with its duty to assist in obtaining missing service treatment records for the Veteran's initial period of active duty, leading to a remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26016635
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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