disposition of the service member following discharge from the hospital. Extracts from records dated 1944 and 1945 also contain the Important: following: circumstances leading to hospitalization, and line-of-duty determinations. Continued on next page , Continued e. Determining If NPRC responded to a VA request for STRs Whether NPRC Previously May 18, 1990, assume NPRC included copies of any existing extracts after Searched for in its response, or Extracts for a to May 18, 1990, and the fire in 1973 at NPRC might have destroyed prior Specific the service records, submit a new PIES request using request code Veteran’s Veteran M06. May 18, 1990, represents the date NPRC finished decoding Note: information contained in the extracts. For more information about References: service records that the fire at NPRC destroyed, see , and PIES, see the . Submit a request to NPRC through PIES for copies of extracts from SGO f. When to Submit a records if the evidence of record suggests the Veteran was hospitalized during Request for service Copies of Extracts as early as 1940, or as late as 1958. Extracts from SGO records are identified by the service Important: patient’s number rather than the name. It is for this reason that requests for patient’s copies of extracts from NPRC include the service number. must Veteran’s NPRC will search for any extracts under the service number, Note: Veteran’s regardless of the date VA indicates the Veteran was treated. For information about controlling and following up on requests References: for records from NPRC, see . Continued on next page
disposition of the service member following discharge from the hospital. Important: Extracts from records dated 1944 and 1945 also contain the following: circumstances leading to hospitalization, and line-of-duty determinations. Continued on next page , Continued e. Determining Whether NPRC Previously Searched for Extracts for a Specific Veteran If NPRC responded to a VA request for STRs after May 18, 1990, assume NPRC included copies of any existing extracts in its response, or prior to May 18, 1990, and the fire in 1973 at NPRC might have destroyed the Veteran’s service records, submit a new PIES request using request code M06. Note: May 18, 1990, represents the date NPRC finished decoding information contained in the extracts. References: For more information about service records that the fire at NPRC destroyed, see , and PIES, see the . f. When to Submit a Request for Copies of Extracts Submit a request to NPRC through PIES for copies of extracts from SGO records if the evidence of record suggests the Veteran was hospitalized during service as early as 1940, or as late as 1958. Important: Extracts from SGO records are identified by the patient’s service number rather than the patient’s name. It is for this reason that requests for copies of extracts from NPRC must include the Veteran’s service number. Note: NPRC will search for any extracts under the Veteran’s service number, regardless of the date VA indicates the Veteran was treated. References: For information about controlling and following up on requests for records from NPRC, see . Continued on next page