VETERAN TOOLS
Military service records
For separation documents and service records, follow the National Archives instructions. Check the record location and the online or paper request options.
Review military records instructions ↗Benefits · Records
Get your records. Keep your place.
Know where to ask, what comes next, and what you’re still waiting on.
Start with the right office
Not sure which records you need? Keep these three routes in view. If you’re requesting for someone else, check the agency’s access and authorization instructions first.
VA medical records
Contact your treating facility’s Release of Information office. Check its secure-message, mail, fax or in-person options.
Review VA medical records instructions ↗VA benefits records
VA directs compensation, pension and benefits record requests to the Veterans Benefits Administration. The online form is for your own records. For someone else’s records, follow its separate Public Access Link instructions. Review access requirements before starting.
Review VA personal records request ↗Sources inspected September 10, 2026. Recheck the official instructions before acting. Opening a link does not submit a request.
Your request log
This log stays in this tab. Download your log before leaving. Reopen that file to continue later. Keep identifying numbers, signed forms and medical records on the official system, out of these notes.
Every status and date here is your own report. Nothing here confirms agency receipt or a benefits decision. For urgent requests, use the agency’s emergency instructions.
Controls are loading. If they don’t load, use the official links above and keep your checklist on paper.
The My Plan file contains titles and next steps only. Keep the request-log file for your dates, receipts and outstanding items. Open My Plan ↗
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