developing claims for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) and compensation, see M21-1 Part IV, Subpart iii, 1. k. Accessing Electronic copies of STRs are accessible under the VISTAWEB/DOD some Electronic RECORDS tab in CAPRI. VA employees must check CAPRI for the Copies of STRs availability of these records anytime Through CAPRI they are unable to obtain a complete set of a Veteran’s STRs through the other means described in this section, or the available STRs do not show the event, injury, or disease. Because DoD certifies as complete the collection of STRs it stores Note: electronically in HAIMS, any electronic copies of STRs that VA can access through CAPRI should already exist in HAIMS. For more information about accessing electronic records in Reference: CAPRI, see the . l. Obtaining The Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) is a web-based viewer that delivers real time Supplemental access of Department of Defense (DoD) and VA electronic health information STRs Located to a limited number of RO personnel. The records located in the JLV are in the JLV intended only to supplement the STRs certified by DoD as complete. Follow the steps in the table below when JLV records are obtained that are found in the certified STRs. not Step Action 1 Compare the date of entry of the JLV record with the DoD STR certification of completeness. Is the JLV record entry date after the date of STR certification? If then the certified STRs would not contain the JLV yes, record. No further action necessary. If go to Step 2. no, Review the Veteran’s record to ensure all completed Important: periods of service are being considered. 2 Forward the record to the MRS for a thorough secondary review. Does the MRS concur that the document is dated prior to the STR certification and does not exist in the certified complete STRs? If go to Step 3. yes, If no further action is necessary. no, 3 The MRS will email a summary of the discrepancy to VACO at .
developing claims for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) and compensation, see M21-1 Part IV, Subpart iii, 1. k. Accessing Electronic Copies of STRs Through CAPRI Electronic copies of some STRs are accessible under the VISTAWEB/DOD RECORDS tab in CAPRI. VA employees must check CAPRI for the availability of these records anytime they are unable to obtain a complete set of a Veteran’s STRs through the other means described in this section, or the available STRs do not show the event, injury, or disease. Note: Because DoD certifies as complete the collection of STRs it stores electronically in HAIMS, any electronic copies of STRs that VA can access through CAPRI should already exist in HAIMS. Reference: For more information about accessing electronic records in CAPRI, see the . l. Obtaining Supplemental STRs Located in the JLV The Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) is a web-based viewer that delivers real time access of Department of Defense (DoD) and VA electronic health information to a limited number of RO personnel. The records located in the JLV are intended only to supplement the STRs certified by DoD as complete. Follow the steps in the table below when JLV records are obtained that are not found in the certified STRs. Step Action 1 Compare the date of entry of the JLV record with the DoD STR certification of completeness. Is the JLV record entry date after the date of STR certification? If yes, then the certified STRs would not contain the JLV record. No further action necessary. If no, go to Step 2. Important: Review the Veteran’s record to ensure all completed periods of service are being considered. 2 Forward the record to the MRS for a thorough secondary review. Does the MRS concur that the document is dated prior to the STR certification and does not exist in the certified complete STRs? If yes, go to Step 3. If no, no further action is necessary. 3 The MRS will email a summary of the discrepancy to VACO at .
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