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How to Get Military Medical Records. Learn how to get specific military medical records
information released if you're a veteran, a vet's next-of-kin, or a member of the general
public. You will need eVetRecs database access Signed authorization form NA Form 13055 Standard
Form 180 Computer printer and hired researcher. Step 1. Use the eVetRecs online database to
request military medical records copies. Only vets, deceased vets' next-of-kin, or authorized
reps are allowed access. Next-of-kin includes sons, daughters, parents, brothers, sisters,
and unremarried widows or widowers. Step 2. Request post-1992 medical records from the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for next-of-kin. Call 800-827-1000 toll-free. Most military
medical records from before 1992 are kept by the National Personnel Service Center.
Step 3. Get the vet's or vet's next-of-kin's signed authorization for general public access.
See a sample authorization form at the National Personal Records Center website. Step 4. File
a request (NA Form 13055) for access to any info needed to reconstruct medical data destroyed
in the 1973 fire. Step 5. Get Standard Form 180 at the NPRC website for a general public
inquiry. Print, fill out, and mail it to request available records. Step 6. Hire a researcher
specializing in military records for more complicated searches. See the list of researchers
for hire at the National Archives website. Did you know Individual Confederate States
of America Civil War military records can be found at the U.S. National Archives.