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After 3 months in Preparation for Decision my claim just went back to Gathering of Evidence and under Needed from Others it states, "Request 1 <VA MEDICAL FACILITY> due date 02/17/2017." Does this mean that a C&P is being scheduled? Just wondering since I never had a C&P and my claim went straight to Preparation for Decision in October. Thank you.

I applied FDC on 10/14/16 and on 10/24/16 went to Preparation for Decision with no C&P exam. I submitted private medical records, VA medical records, DBQ, service treatment records, and buddy letters. It is has been in prep for decision since 10/24/16 and the estimated completion date has been pushed back about 3 times. It also skipped gathering and review of evidence so I am guessing they went through all my paperwork in about a week and sent it to prep for decision. I am concerned since no C&P exam. When I applied for tinnitus, was given a C&P exam and awarded 10%. From what I understand, tinnitus and anything hearing related requires a C&P exam.

The dates were 1999-2000 in Kings Bay, GA. I will call the facility directly tomorrow and let you know what happens. Thank you!

Hello, finally received my Service Treatment Records (STR) and there is no record of any of my visits to the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Kings Bay, CA. I was a Marine stationed on the base and was wondering if the records might be somewhere else. I was wondering if anyone has any advice or might know if they just lost them or if I need to look for them somewhere else. I went to the Naval Branch Health Clinic when I lost consciousness and would think that there would be some record of this so please let me know. I cut both my shins opened and lost consciousness twice while stationed there and went to the Naval Branch Health Clinic twice and am trying to locate those records. Thank you!

After almost a year, I called the VA Records Management Center and they told me that my records were mailed to me on CD. They said that they mailed the CD last Friday and it has been a week today. I was wondering how long do they take to mail from St. Louis to California? Also, it updated my FOIA request in eBenefits and removed it. Thank you.