If your military “medical records” have been lost, how can you force the military to attempt to find them?
Bugsy asked:
I ETS’d from the Military in 1986 (Army), I requested a copy of my medical records 2 years ago and I received a letter from where they’re supposed to be held (no they were not destroyed in the fire back in the early 80’s). But I received a letter indicating that they were lost. (that was it, no explaination or indication that they were trying to find them….nothing) And I haven’t been able to figure out how I can get someone to start looking for them. Any credible answers would be appreciated.
JOCELIN
I ETS’d from the Military in 1986 (Army), I requested a copy of my medical records 2 years ago and I received a letter from where they’re supposed to be held (no they were not destroyed in the fire back in the early 80’s). But I received a letter indicating that they were lost. (that was it, no explaination or indication that they were trying to find them….nothing) And I haven’t been able to figure out how I can get someone to start looking for them. Any credible answers would be appreciated.
JOCELIN
Being in the military you should have known to make copies of stuff like that.
Have you tried VA at all?
This site might be able to help
Most likely though don’t get your hopes up.
Don’t have to worry because I have a hard copy of them on hand that I made directly before getting out of the military.
Anything short of a lawyer, you probably wont get far trying to get the VA to do anything. Maybe have a senator try to inquire about the information, but I think the Lawyer will be the only way.
A small possibility that there are copies in a warehouse/storage area in the Medical facility of your last duty assignment.
The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR) located at 9700 Page Avenue in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records, health files, and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Phone: (800) 318-5298
Medical records are maintained at one of 58 regional Veterans Administration (VA) centers around the country or at the national Veterans Administration Records Management Center in St. Louis. Call (800) 827-1000 for information on your regional VA Center.
The national VA Records Management Office can be reached by calling (314) 263-2800.