Posted on Sep 20, 2015
How do I get my Army medical records to submit a VA claim?
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Last December, I went to my local Veterans office to file the paperwork showing my intent to file a claim for disability and was told that I had one year to file the claim. I received a letter last week reminding me of the deadline. I retired from the Army Reserve with 5 active duty tours in the last decade. How do I get a copy of my military medical records to file the claim? I know just about everything since my 2008 deployment was entered online so I don't have the medical record folder any more. I would appreciate any advice or recommendations from people who have gone through this as well.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
VA Claim
Retirement
Army Reserve
Posted >1 y ago
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For more than 2 YEARS I have tried to get my medical records.... I even have my DD 214, and have not located them yet. PTSD MST.
I’m suppose to a SKYPE interview with an judge in the near future so what do I tell him?
I’m suppose to a SKYPE interview with an judge in the near future so what do I tell him?
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I have filed a claim and obtained records. A lit of my VA records are available online via eBenefits. If you don't have an account with them I recommend you get one. It's free. Records not on eBenefits may require you submit a FOIA request. It's a simple one page request. Even if you one year time frame expires it is not a problem. It only limits back pay, not future claims for prior service related injuries.
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Send in a request for a FOIA request. You are entitled to a free copy of your files once. If you lose them then it is $.25 per page.
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Fill out an SF 180 and submit that to National Personnel Records Center in St Louis if you are no longer on Active Duty, or affiliated with a reserve component. That is where the health records are housed after service ends. It will take some time to retrieve. They house millions of records there.
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CPL Thomas Visser
The VA will request these records for you once a claim is filed. If you're adamant about getting a copy for yourself, go to vetrecs.archives.gov. Must faster than completing the SF 180.
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Check ur last duty station and see if they still have them. If not they can tell u where they were sent to.
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You go to the Freedom of Information Desk in the VA and request a copy of your medical records and they will print one out for you (VA records). If you are talking about your records when active, that's a good question and I would like to know the answer to that one too.
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COL Jon Thompson....Try contacting Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, KY https://www.hrc.army.mil/
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They keep asking me,"where are your records?". I haven't the slightest idea where in creation they're adrift. I certainly don't have them at quarters. Do I go to NMPC or whatever it's called these days? My 10 year service ended in 1985, so it's been quite a while. HELP!, SOS!
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