“The military services are getting better at the quick and accurate transfer of medical records to the VA to support benefits claims, but there’s considerable room for improvement, according to the Pentagon’s Inspector General.”
“In an update to a 2014 report on the transfers, the IG’s office said Monday that the Defense Department as a whole has made “significant progress” on the handling of Service Treatment Records (STRs).”
”However, We remain concerned by the significant number of STRs that were not transferred to the VA in a timely manner…”
“The report gives a breakdown for the services on the transfer of STRs, which are chronological records of all essential medical, dental and mental health care received by service members…” Read the full article here.
Source: DoD Medical Record Transfers to VA Improving, But Long Way to Go: IG – By Richard Sisk, February 27, 2018. Military.com.
