HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted November 27, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 27, 2019 How would a Veteran get his (copys) of his service records or prove they were destroyed in the St Louis Fire in 73? veteran ETS in Feb 72..but as no sign or sight of his STR'S or any Service Records from different Duty Stations? His C-file is Practically empty just a few where he went to his VAMC for general health care. no records can he find where he was station at during his military service Aug 3 1969 to Feb 4 1972 Duty stations Fort Bliss Tx (Basic Training) Aberdeen Maryland Aberdeen Proving Grounds (AIT) 517TH Heavy Equipment Transportation unit (no longer exist) AS OF 1988 Schwetzingen Germany 1970 HHC Saigon Support Command APO? RVN (Vietnam) unit no longer exist) annulled in 1975 TMP How Would Veteran find his service records? when NRPC SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THEM? (RECORDS NOT FOUND) Its like he never went into the military however he has his DD214 BUT NOT ALL DUTY STATIONS IS ON IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted November 28, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 28, 2019 Actually, it is possible his records could have been burned. If he got out his records COULD have been there when the fire happened. He was released prior to the fire. Would have depended on how quickly the records from his outfit were sent in. Three more ideas: can he get a buddy letter or two? Also, I would call the White House hot line and ask for help. It is a system's error they perpetuate. If there is such a place as the "Ft. Knox" dead file the rep told him, how do you access it? He had to have medical records coming into basic; they had to record vaccinations. HAS to be a record; an entry would have been entered into his 201 file, but there had to be a master list by the medical unit. Find out when he was in basic, see what medical company did their thing, get those records. The white House should be able to tell you and maybe help in retrieval. I'm just trowing it against the wall and seeing if anything sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted November 28, 2019 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) Well GB Thats a start but as for as buddy letters I ask him about that he don't recall having any certain buddys or their address names ect,,,ect,, This was one of the first things I ask him about..he just has not recollection of any one , he barley remembers where he was stations at and the units he was with dates are in question but his DD 214 HAS HIS DUTY IN THE RVN AND THE TIME HE WAS ENLISTED TO THE TIME HE GOT OUT THIS IS WHERE I FOUND THOSE IN- SERVICE DATES THERE WAS NO CIB OR ANY AWARDS MENTION ON HIS 214 JUST HIS NAME SERVICE # DATES OF HIS SERVICE AND THAT HE WAS IN RVN WITH THE SAIGON SUPPORT COMMAND UNITS IN-COUNTRY HE PROCESSED OUT AT FT ORD CALIF. WHICH WAS CLOSED DOWN IN 1994 Edited November 28, 2019 by Buck52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted November 28, 2019 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 28, 2019 I Personally think that there have been several military us installations closed down and VAMC's that have closed down during the 1980'&90's before the start of Desert Storm. And a lot of Veterans records were lost or in storage that no one knows the locations to? I was sent a few years ago a big brown envelope that contain several veterans ID SERVICE NUMBERS AND THESE VETERANS WERE IN PRISON ,COURT DATES AND HALFWAY HOUSES ADDRESSES AND IT HAD THERE NAME ADDRESS AND SS # ON A LIST OF ABOUT 50 VETERANS, I SENT IT BACK TO THE PLACE THAT HAD SENT IT TO ME BY MISTAKE AND SAID NOT THE CORRECT ADDRESS THESE RECORDS NEED TO GO I THINK IT WAS A TRANSFER LIST OF INCARCERATED VETERANS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WAITING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A MILITARY POST? HERE I AM SENDING THESE BACK. NEVER HEARD A WORD BACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder GBArmy Posted November 28, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 28, 2019 Buck since he has a (Incomplete) dd214 and it shows he was in Vietnam, I take it you are not trying to get him disability for an A.O. presumptive. Does he have another disability that occured or originated that is not presumptive, like a knee or back? What was his MOS ? Was he combat? If so, doesn't the VA now give the veteran the benefit of the doubt on non-verifiable conditions? I don't know how that cfr reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted November 28, 2019 Author HadIt.com Elder Share Posted November 28, 2019 i WOULD THINK HE WAS SOUND WHEN HE JOIN UP? SOUND OF PRESUMPTION. but that can beat beat by CUE the VA WILL NEED TO PROVE CUE TWICE TO DENY A CLAIM THAT A VETERAN HAS INJURY HAPPEN WHILE IN MILITARY. THAT HAS NO PROOF OF RECORDS...BUT THATS NOT EAST TO WIN. He is wanting to file a claim on his Knees and Hearing and his feet but since he never had these INJURYS OR DESEASES before military...then I am wanting his medical records from military he claims he never went to the Dr's while in for all this he is claiming but he blames the military for all his medical problems Not sure what his MOS was he says he was a Mechanic 63 b 20 I think? No Combat Duty but nothing to collaborate his story? his MOS is not on the 214 I f I don't get any records or other proof I'LL recommend him hire an experienced attorney or VA Claims Agent someone who has access to the VBMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted November 28, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2019 CCK law has a blog on what to do when records can not be found: https://cck-law.com/blog/what-should-i-do-if-my-military-service-records-were-destroyed/ Quote On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) destroyed approximately 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF). The records affected: Branch Personnel and Period Affected Estimated Loss Army Personnel discharged November 1, 1912 to January 1, 1960 80% Air Force Personnel discharged September 25, 1947 to January 1, 1964 (with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.) 75% Unless he was discharged between 60 and 64, his records are not affected. You said this Vet was discharged about 10 years after that. I have even read a case where the VA claimed a Veteran discharged in 1984 had his records lost in the 73 fire. We can not motivate this Veteran to get his records and to jumpt through all the VA hoops (there are many!) to get his records and benefits. He has to want it on his own. Further, there is work only he can do..a VSO cant do it, nor can you. He will have to sign and contact them himself. However, when VA does lose the records, (or they are destroyed), the VA has a "heightened" sense of duty. Alex had his records incomplete or destroyed. THe VA said he did not serve in Vietnam, so he could not have a GSW. It took him years to prove it. He had a scar from a Vn gunshot wound, but VA said he could have gotten that anywhere after service. The VA is required to accept "lay evidence" including that from the Veteran, provided that its consistent with the other facts. The VA can not just call the Vet a liar "merely because" he has a vested interest in the outcome. Persistence in this should eventually win..buddy letters may suffice to establish an "in service event". A doctor can link that in service event, documented by buddy letters, to a current diagnosis with a valid nexus for sc. You can do a BVA search for "lost STR"s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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How would a Veteran get his (copys) of his service records or prove they were destroyed in the St Louis Fire in 73?
veteran ETS in Feb 72..but as no sign or sight of his STR'S or any Service Records from different Duty Stations?
His C-file is Practically empty just a few where he went to his VAMC for general health care.
no records can he find where he was station at during his military service
Aug 3 1969 to Feb 4 1972 Duty stations Fort Bliss Tx (Basic Training)
Aberdeen Maryland Aberdeen Proving Grounds (AIT)
517TH Heavy Equipment Transportation unit (no longer exist) AS OF 1988
Schwetzingen Germany 1970
HHC Saigon Support Command APO? RVN (Vietnam) unit no longer exist) annulled in 1975 TMP
How Would Veteran find his service records? when NRPC SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND THEM? (RECORDS NOT FOUND)
Its like he never went into the military however he has his DD214 BUT NOT ALL DUTY STATIONS IS ON IT.
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One thing you can try is work the outfit that did exist and was later deactivated. Just because it doesn't exist now doesn't mean that it did't once. Trace back and find out where the records were tra
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If the veterans records were burned in the fire; I am not sure I believe it; does he not have a presumption of service connection since there are no records? I know what the answer is but I would hop
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