Morning Jim,

would you know how to get a copy of dr. report from comp exam? Also did you ever hear this,my original claim 7-18-2011 from reno sent to St Louis for decision sent my NOD to St Louis they sent it to Chicago. Thanx for your time

Reply:

Getting records requires that you write a letter to the regional office where your c-file is located.

http://www.vawatchdog.org/c-file.html

A simple letter delivered by certified mail is all it takes.

http://www.vawatchdog.org/Letter_Templates.html

Once you deliver your request, you get the green receipt back and then you wait...and wait. While you're at it, you might as well request the entire c-file.

This only applies to physical exams. Mental health exams require another layer of authorization.

Your claim has been "brokered". When a given VARO is too busy, they send claims to other stations that aren't as far behind. They in turn may broker claims to another station. It's a foolish game VA plays as they lose records and can't track files.