[Veterans who plan to file a claim for medical benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)do not need to request a copy of their military health record from NPRC (MPR).]
I requested my records from the VARO for over 25 years & "NEVER" received a response of any kind.
I finally found this website & requested a copy of my records from them. I received a reply from the archives center that the VARO had all my original records in their position not long after I left service in the mid 70's.
When I finally received my service medical records from the VARO, three years were missing. The three years that would have shown ongoing treatment records for the injuries I'm claiming.
If you did not receive a complete copy of your records when you left service, request your records from the archives center "FIRST" or some of yours may go missing before the DVA sends them to you.
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allan
Military Medical and Health Records
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-...ds/medical.html
taken from the archives web page..........
[Veterans who plan to file a claim for medical benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) do not need to request a copy of their military health record from NPRC (MPR).]
I requested my records from the VARO for over 25 years & "NEVER" received a response of any kind.
I finally found this website & requested a copy of my records from them. I received a reply from the archives center that the VARO had all my original records in their position not long after I left service in the mid 70's.
When I finally received my service medical records from the VARO, three years were missing. The three years that would have shown ongoing treatment records for the injuries I'm claiming.
If you did not receive a complete copy of your records when you left service, request your records from the archives center "FIRST" or some of yours may go missing before the DVA sends them to you.
Allan
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