alanlee671

There're 9 such derogatory statements. I thought I had cut out and saved them all but I guess I just posted duplicates. My bad. At any rate, these  are from performance reports and to me they serve as lay testimony or lay observations of my symptoms at the time. there's nothing in the law that reequires an in service diagnosis I know that so I can be brief now. It's kyna a big deal because of the amount of the retro if sc is granted as of 5 and I dont wanna do something stupid and regret it. Being uber cautious before  I send the package in.

@alanlee671

First, I would recommend removing the first image and replacing it with one where your personal information is redacted or masked out. The last thing you want is to get your identity stolen.

Next, it is always better to post questions like this publicly in a topic. If it is posted on my profile, it would only be seen by myself and any forum members who manually view my profile. There are a lot of members who have much more experience than I do and can also offer additional advice.

When I got out in 1995, I kept originals of everything, even counseling statements (my units did those quarterly regardless of potentially being good or bad). Because I worked in HQ, I knew that a most of what was stored in my unit personnel folder would be shredded a few months after I left while some were sent to Army HQ for later archiving. Things like security clearances would be purged after five years on average.

Those counseling notes can be helpful if you can send the VA copies of them. Never send them originals. Any idea why your records disappeared?

No idea. the claim denied in March of 2005 and there was a request for the entirer personnel file in 2008 secondary to an unrelated and new PTSD claim. Ostensibly to verify a specific stressor.