I NEED HELP FINDING MY MILITARY RECORDS?
Melanie R asked:
I was in the Army and got out 2003. I became a dependent, and at that time the clinic I was assigned to on Fort Bragg changed, and also a new folder was made for my medical records. I had maybe 4 or 5 appointments at my husband clinic that I was assigned to. My doctor wanted to have my active duty records transferred to the clinic where I was then assigned to. So that was done, during one appointment was signed out by the same doctor, and of course they remained at the clinic. Remember now I got out of active duty in 2003. So I was lazy about starting my disability claim, after it was denied when I got out. My husband got out of the Army in 2004, so at that point I was in school, trying to focus on him being home from Iraq. In 2005 I finally refiled my disability claim. I had a few issues while I was in, I really didn’t see why my claim was denied in the first place. I even had surgery too…imagine that. So I got a letter back from VA stating that my records couldn’t be located. So I did a request for the location of my records in St.Louis. Received another stating that my records weren’t there either. So by then I knew something was wrong. So then we rolled into 2006. I went to the last clinic on Bragg that I was assigned. The records were being prepared to be sent to St.Louis. I asked about my husband records, his were still at the clinic too.Now too me that seem a little delayed being that I had been out 3 years and he had been 2 years. So when she checked my records that were being sent, the file was only my dependent file. Come to find out my active duty file was nowhere to be found. I called Womack hospital, Robeson and Joel clinic on Bragg…nothing. I called IG, no luck, I called different personnel in the Records dept on Bragg, no luck either. I’ve called VA numerous times, ridiculous what they say to you. I am just stuck, My body has been jacked up ever since I was in the military and had surgery, and honestly some other things are wrong as well. I just don’t know what to do at this point. I need some help. Please if someone has some advice…
I was in the Army and got out 2003. I became a dependent, and at that time the clinic I was assigned to on Fort Bragg changed, and also a new folder was made for my medical records. I had maybe 4 or 5 appointments at my husband clinic that I was assigned to. My doctor wanted to have my active duty records transferred to the clinic where I was then assigned to. So that was done, during one appointment was signed out by the same doctor, and of course they remained at the clinic. Remember now I got out of active duty in 2003. So I was lazy about starting my disability claim, after it was denied when I got out. My husband got out of the Army in 2004, so at that point I was in school, trying to focus on him being home from Iraq. In 2005 I finally refiled my disability claim. I had a few issues while I was in, I really didn’t see why my claim was denied in the first place. I even had surgery too…imagine that. So I got a letter back from VA stating that my records couldn’t be located. So I did a request for the location of my records in St.Louis. Received another stating that my records weren’t there either. So by then I knew something was wrong. So then we rolled into 2006. I went to the last clinic on Bragg that I was assigned. The records were being prepared to be sent to St.Louis. I asked about my husband records, his were still at the clinic too.Now too me that seem a little delayed being that I had been out 3 years and he had been 2 years. So when she checked my records that were being sent, the file was only my dependent file. Come to find out my active duty file was nowhere to be found. I called Womack hospital, Robeson and Joel clinic on Bragg…nothing. I called IG, no luck, I called different personnel in the Records dept on Bragg, no luck either. I’ve called VA numerous times, ridiculous what they say to you. I am just stuck, My body has been jacked up ever since I was in the military and had surgery, and honestly some other things are wrong as well. I just don’t know what to do at this point. I need some help. Please if someone has some advice…
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