discharge requesting the examination(s), and following up with the service member for his/her STRs. Continued on next page 3. Regional Office (RO) and Intake Site Responsibilities, Continued i. Pre-Discharge Claims Without STRs (continued) If ... Then the intake site must ... the intake site later obtains STRs change the EP it initially through follow-up with the service established to the appropriate BDD member EP, and at least 60 days remain before process the claim as a BDD claim. his/her date of discharge, and the service member is still able to attend local examinations the intake site later obtains STRs change the EP it initially through follow-up with the service established to the appropriate member, but Quick Start EP, and process the claim as a Quick Start less than 60 days remain before claim. his/her discharge date, or the service member is no longer able to attend local examinations the intake site does not receive the forward the claim to the ROJ for service STRs before processing. member’s his/her discharge date VA does require members of the National Guard or Reserves Exception: not who to concurrently file a Quick Start claim during demobilization briefings provide their STRs. Under these circumstances, Quick Start CPSs assume responsibility for obtaining the STRs through coordination with the appropriate unit of the National Guard or Reserves, and RO Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Coordinators. Defer examinations that require the service STRs if the Note: member’s STRs are unavailable. For information on EPs for pre-discharge claims, see . Reference:
discharge requesting the examination(s), and following up with the service member for his/her STRs. Continued on next page 3. Regional Office (RO) and Intake Site Responsibilities, Continued i. Pre-Discharge Claims Without STRs (continued) If ... Then the intake site must ... the intake site later obtains STRs through follow-up with the service member at least 60 days remain before his/her date of discharge, and the service member is still able to attend local examinations change the EP it initially established to the appropriate BDD EP, and process the claim as a BDD claim. the intake site later obtains STRs through follow-up with the service member, but less than 60 days remain before his/her discharge date, or the service member is no longer able to attend local examinations change the EP it initially established to the appropriate Quick Start EP, and process the claim as a Quick Start claim. the intake site does not receive the service member’s STRs before his/her discharge date forward the claim to the ROJ for processing. Exception: VA does not require members of the National Guard or Reserves who file a Quick Start claim during demobilization briefings to concurrently provide their STRs. Under these circumstances, Quick Start CPSs assume responsibility for obtaining the STRs through coordination with the appropriate unit of the National Guard or Reserves, and RO Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Coordinators. Note: Defer examinations that require the service member’s STRs if the STRs are unavailable. Reference: For information on EPs for pre-discharge claims, see .