Misplaced Clinical

[turtle5252]

Is it best to get a Representative on my behalf ? Claim filed again in May, 2014-I am waiting for Clinical Records

(misplaced Goodfellow AFB"). Served 1966-1969. I am stalled!

Edited June 16, 2015 by turtle5252

[Berta]

Do you mean you filled out a SF 180 at http://www.archives.gov/for your SMRs?

How do you know they have been misplaced???? Did VA say that?

[turtle5252]

Thanks Berta.....VA reports "No SMR" They cannot find clinical records "prior to discharge." Letter dated 9/8/82. I was discharged in 1969. I had a "top secret crypto" clearance. In Goodfellow AFB and was admitted to Wilford Hall HSP, Lackland TX.- Psychiatric admission in 1969-USAF INTEL 201-1

Have filled out 2 SMF 180s for each hospital in 2015

Honorable Discharge-end of duration of service

Edited June 16, 2015 by turtle5252

[Berta]

When did you fill out the 180s?

Did you request your entire SMRS and Personnel (201 ) file?

Interesting. My daughter was USAF INTEL classified for 7 years.Cryto and Vietnamese lInquist.

The Mil told her that her Top Secret clearance could be unclassified for any VA claims purposes.

I assume this clinical record is needed for a PTSD claim?

Have you ever applied for SSDI disability?

SSA got medical records for my husband that VA told me had never existed.

They were very extensive records and helped SSA award him for PTSD. But SSA does not really hold onto SMRs and VA recs too long.

Someone here recently posted other ways to obtain inservice records.

I will try to find that post.

Do I understand that VA said those records were missing in 1982?

Have they said the same thing since filling your claim?

That is, have you recently filed a new claim?

[Berta]

These links might help. They might well be in the St Louis Depository.

[turtle5252]

1982 Lawsuit then 2014 Disability Claim.

Claim has been sent Back to "gathering of evidence" From "preparation for notification" -

I have until 7/6/15 to contact (the hospital again???) and get those records back to VA.

Did not know if this was the time to contact some kind of Representative to assist.

You have given me alot to research (thanks for giving me some hope that records are still there)

Edited June 16, 2015 by turtle5252