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mariorivera830
I just received an email in response to a request for my in service records. To my surprise, I found that the only records related to my medical history in service are my entrance exam and the top sheet to my exit exam. The rest of the file is just SRB stuff. How does this effect my ability to provide proof of service connection for everything?
Also, one more hitch is: I came home from Iraq in August 2003 and was discharged (on terminal leave) just a few weeks after my return. My EAS was 9-11-2013 (wierd I know), so that didn't leave much time to evaluate what was wrong with me. Either way, there are no records to find. I have been trying for the past 8 years, roughly.
I am starting to collect more paperwork to help ease these claim processes, but this is a huge piece of the puzzle I'm missing. I don't know how I have gotten as far as I've gotten without them, but I'm not one to complain.
All that, for this: what do I do? Are there any other avenues of approach for these records or do I just leave it be and see what happens?
Thanks a bunch.
-Mario
OEF/OIF Marine Corps Veteran 1999-2003
"FACE YOUR FEAR; ACCEPT YOUR WAR"
SC: 100% with SMC-S for Housebound
PTSD with major depressive disorder and panic disorder: 100% SMC Erectile Dysfunction
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