k. MCASC is primarily responsible for Responsibilities of the MCASC identifying post-Vietnam Era record(s) required to document the stressors, or providing confirmation that the claimed stressor(s) cannot be corroborated using records in its custody. A regional office (RO) cannot deny a claim for PTSD based Important: solely on the absence of a verified stressor until MCASC or NARA has confirmed the RO’s negative findings. The following information must be included in each e-mail request to l. Information to Include in MCASC for records needed to document a claimed stressor: Record Requests to the last name Veteran’s MCASC designation of the unit of assignment at the time of the stressful Veteran’s Related to a event down to the lowest possible level Claimed the most specific date(s), at minimum the month and year, during which the Stressor stressful event occurred geographical location where stressful event took place description of the stressful event, and the name and e-mail address of the VA Point of Contact. Notes: Do include in the request any medical information or statement(s) from not the Veteran. MCASC only researches unit command chronology. Therefore, personal identification information, such as SSN, service number, date of birth, and dates of service should not be included in the request. Submit a request to MCASC after exhausting all efforts to document only the claimed stressor(s) through other means, including Virtual VA and/or military web sites. official Include a copy of the e-mail request in the claims folder. Veteran’s References: For e-mail address, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D.3.b. MCASC’s For a sample of an e-mail request to MCASC for stressor verification, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D.3.m. Below is a sample of the text to include in the e-mail to MCASC for a m. Sample to determination as to the availability of records required to corroborate a MCASC for stressor that occurred during in the Marine Corps after the Vietnam Determination Era. as to Availability of To: Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections Records to Corroborate From: XYZ Regional Office
k. Responsibilities of the MCASC MCASC is primarily responsible for identifying post-Vietnam Era record(s) required to document the stressors, or providing confirmation that the claimed stressor(s) cannot be corroborated using records in its custody. Important: A regional office (RO) cannot deny a claim for PTSD based solely on the absence of a verified stressor until MCASC or NARA has confirmed the RO’s negative findings. l. Information to Include in Record Requests to MCASC Related to a Claimed Stressor The following information must be included in each e-mail request to MCASC for records needed to document a claimed stressor: the Veteran’s last name designation of the Veteran’s unit of assignment at the time of the stressful event down to the lowest possible level the most specific date(s), at minimum the month and year, during which the stressful event occurred geographical location where stressful event took place description of the stressful event, and the name and e-mail address of the VA Point of Contact. Notes: Do not include in the request any medical information or statement(s) from the Veteran. MCASC only researches unit command chronology. Therefore, personal identification information, such as SSN, service number, date of birth, and dates of service should not be included in the request. Submit a request to MCASC only after exhausting all efforts to document the claimed stressor(s) through other means, including Virtual VA and/or official military web sites. Include a copy of the e-mail request in the Veteran’s claims folder. References: For MCASC’s e-mail address, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D.3.b. For a sample of an e-mail request to MCASC for stressor verification, see M21-1, Part IV, Subpart ii, 1.D.3.m. m. Sample to MCASC for Determination as to Availability of Records to Corroborate Below is a sample of the text to include in the e-mail to MCASC for a determination as to the availability of records required to corroborate a stressor that occurred during in the Marine Corps after the Vietnam Era. To: Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections From: XYZ Regional Office