Access Your VA.gov Account Securely access your official VA.gov account to manage your VA benefits, check claims and appeals, view VA health information, download letters, and access other VA services.
Sign in to VA.gov You’ll be redirected to the official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. StratForge Group does not collect or store your VA.gov, Login.gov, or ID.me login credentials.
Request Your Service Treatment Records Request copies of your military Service Treatment Records (STRs), medical records, personnel records, and other service records that may be useful for a VA disability claim.
• Service Treatment Records (STRs)• Military medical records• Dental records• Personnel records• DD-214 or separation documents• Entrance and separation examinations• Hospital or clinical records• Other military service recordsService Treatment Records can provide important evidence showing that an injury, illness, diagnosis, or symptoms occurred during military service. The location of records can depend on your branch of service and separation date.
Request Service Records You’ll be redirected to the official U.S. National Archives / National Personnel Records Center website to request your records.
Request a copy of your VA Claims File, commonly called a C-File. Your C-File contains records the VA has collected and used when deciding your disability claims.
• VA rating decisions• C&P examination reports• Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs)• Service Treatment Records already obtained by VA• VA medical evidence and private medical evidence submitted to VA• Personal statements, buddy statements, and medical opinions• Nexus opinions• Claim applications and VA correspondence• Favorable findings and previous denial information• Evidence considered in past claimsYour VA C-File can help you understand what evidence VA reviewed, why previous claims were granted or denied, and what information may already be in your claims record.
Your VA C-File and your Service Treatment Records are not the same thing. Service Treatment Records document medical care during military service, while your C-File contains records related to your VA claims and VA’s decisions.
Request Your VA C-File Already have your C-File?
Analyze My C-File Once you receive your C-File, upload it to the C-File Analyzer to search your records, identify important evidence, review previous VA decisions, and organize information that may be relevant to your disability claims.
