VA disability claim papers

Getting your DD-214 and military records

Getting your DD-214 and military records: facts from official sources for 40 states and DC. Each state page links to every source and shows the date we checked it. Rules change, so check each official source below, and ask a lawyer licensed in your state about your situation.

Educational only. Not legal advice.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Texas
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

How to organize VA claim papers: the full guide · VA disability claim papers: rules by state

How to keep these papers

Keep dated copies of the papers you already have in one place, and write the day something happened on the same day. KeepMyProof is a private phone app for that: folders with checklists, the day it happened next to the day you saved it, and one PDF of a folder when someone asks.

• DD-214 and service papers
• Medical records you have
• Statements from people who know
• Copies of what you sent the VA
• Letters and decisions from the VA
• Dated notes from appointments and exams

Download the free printable checklist (PDF)

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KeepMyProof keeps your papers only. It does not prepare, file or judge a claim and is not affiliated with the VA. Find free help from a VA-accredited representative ›