I quit/retired in February. The next day I filed a claim with the VA. It is now 8 months later and I am still awaiting word from them.
I called; they informed me that they could not get a copy of my medical record because the local NAVHOSP could not locate either of the 2 volumes of my record. <I had just finished making copies of the last few weeks of treatment on 05 DEC; I know they had both volumes> I then told them that I had multiple copies of my record, already bound, and offered one up to them, which they accepted.
As a retiree I have tricare for my family and I. However, for those of you who don't have tricare, as well as those who do (or will have) I urge you to make multiple copies of your medical record ASAP. These things have a way of getting lost at the most critical times.
I was a part of BUMED for the last 16 or so years of my career, and it did me no good WRT accuracy of recordkeeping.
I called; they informed me that they could not get a copy of my medical record because the local NAVHOSP could not locate either of the 2 volumes of my record. <I had just finished making copies of the last few weeks of treatment on 05 DEC; I know they had both volumes> I then told them that I had multiple copies of my record, already bound, and offered one up to them, which they accepted.
As a retiree I have tricare for my family and I. However, for those of you who don't have tricare, as well as those who do (or will have) I urge you to make multiple copies of your medical record ASAP. These things have a way of getting lost at the most critical times.
I was a part of BUMED for the last 16 or so years of my career, and it did me no good WRT accuracy of recordkeeping.