Check On Folia Request?

[kate7772]

Is there a good contact number to check on the status of a FOIA request for claims file? My husband submitted the request through DAV on Mar 5. Receipt was acknowledged but have heard nothing since.

Thanks,

Kate

[Commander Bob]

Hello 'Kate7772',

Everyone seems to have a different experience when trying to get copies of their records. Some older vets have volumes of paper, while other new vets are electronic. In my BVA Appeals decision, it mentions a "Veterans Virtual VA file". I never heard of that before. When did your husband serve?

Do you have your husband's military records? Here is a link http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/

Again, I must stress that everyone's file is different. After the VA lost my first FOIA request in 2010, I refilled it in 2011. I never received a my copy of my records, and had to go before the BVA hearing, without ever seeing what they had in my file. Long story short, I won my case, and I am still waiting for copies of my records.

Please keep us posted.

Good Luck,

Cmdr Bob