d. Information The table below shows the information ROs must provide to NPRC when ROs Must requesting the treatment records of a service through member’s dependent Provide in a PIES: PIES Request for Treatment Records of a Service Member’s Dependent If the dependent Then the RO must provide NPRC with the ... received treatment as an ... inpatient year(s) of treatment, and full name of the last facility to treat the dependent. outpatient last year of treatment, and full name of the facility that treated the dependent. NPRC may occasionally request additional information that an RO Note: must provide in order for NPRC to continue searching for a dependent’s treatment records. If a Veteran was treated in a military facility as a dependent after 2004, e. Accessing a electronic copies of corresponding treatment records should be accessible Dependent’s Treatment under the VISTAWEB/DOD RECORDS tab in the Compensation and Records Pension Record Interchange (CAPRI). Through CAPRI For information about accessing a treatment records Reference: dependent’s through CAPRI, see the . 5. Alternative Means of Verifying Service This topic contains information on alternative means of verifying a Introduction Veteran’s service, including using Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) to verify service, and alternative sources for evidence of service. Change Date June 11, 2015
d. Information ROs Must Provide in a PIES Request for Treatment Records of a Service Member’s Dependent The table below shows the information ROs must provide to NPRC when requesting the treatment records of a service member’s dependent through PIES: If the dependent received treatment as an ... Then the RO must provide NPRC with the ... inpatient year(s) of treatment, and full name of the last facility to treat the dependent. outpatient last year of treatment, and full name of the facility that treated the dependent. Note: NPRC may occasionally request additional information that an RO must provide in order for NPRC to continue searching for a dependent’s treatment records. e. Accessing a Dependent’s Treatment Records Through CAPRI If a Veteran was treated in a military facility as a dependent after 2004, electronic copies of corresponding treatment records should be accessible under the VISTAWEB/DOD RECORDS tab in the Compensation and Pension Record Interchange (CAPRI). Reference: For information about accessing a dependent’s treatment records through CAPRI, see the . 5. Alternative Means of Verifying Service Introduction This topic contains information on alternative means of verifying a Veteran’s service, including using Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) to verify service, and alternative sources for evidence of service. Change Date June 11, 2015