If ... Then provides VA with ... has never before a certified, electronic copy of all STRs the responded to a request Veteran’s service department has uploaded into for the Veteran’s STRs HAIMS. HAIMS has already an electronic copy of any STRs the additional responded to an initial Veteran’s service department has uploaded into request for STRs HAIMS since the previous request. Notes: No tracked item is generated when VBMS submits a request to HAIMS. To determine the status of a request, must rely on the status and error messages listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart iii,2.B.3.g. When HAIMS transmits an electronic copy of a Veteran’s STRs to VBMS, VBMS inserts the copy into the Veteran’s eFolder, and displays a mail” indicator to alert users that the Veteran’s STRs are “new available for viewing. When the Veteran’s separation date is on or after January 2014, but the separation date either does not exist or is updated in the corporate record during claim establishment or processing, VBMS displays a button labeled STR Again” under the OBTAIN STRS tab. Users must return to “Request this tab and click on the button after updating the corporate record with the correct separation date. When a request for copies of STRs is submitted to HAIMS through VBMS, f. Suspense Dates VBMS generates a suspense date for the request as described in the table Generated by below. The request remains active until the claim is closed, cleared, or VBMS for STR cancelled. Requests to HAIMS If the date of claim is ... Then VBMS generates a suspense date that is ... within the 45-day period that immediately 46 days following the date of precedes the claimant’s separation date separation. at least 45 days the date the claimant two days the date the after separated from service corresponding claim was created in VBMS. If the suspense date passes before a status message is received, Important: send e-mail notification to .
If ... Then provides VA with ... has never before responded to a request for the Veteran’s STRs a certified, electronic copy of all STRs the Veteran’s service department has uploaded into HAIMS. HAIMS has already responded to an initial request for STRs an electronic copy of any additional STRs the Veteran’s service department has uploaded into HAIMS since the previous request. Notes: No tracked item is generated when VBMS submits a request to HAIMS. To determine the status of a request, must rely on the status and error messages listed in M21-1, Part III, Subpart iii,2.B.3.g. When HAIMS transmits an electronic copy of a Veteran’s STRs to VBMS, VBMS inserts the copy into the Veteran’s eFolder, and displays a “new mail” indicator to alert users that the Veteran’s STRs are available for viewing. When the Veteran’s separation date is on or after January 2014, but the separation date either does not exist or is updated in the corporate record during claim establishment or processing, VBMS displays a button labeled “Request STR Again” under the OBTAIN STRS tab. Users must return to this tab and click on the button after updating the corporate record with the correct separation date. f. Suspense Dates Generated by VBMS for STR Requests to HAIMS When a request for copies of STRs is submitted to HAIMS through VBMS, VBMS generates a suspense date for the request as described in the table below. The request remains active until the claim is closed, cleared, or cancelled. If the date of claim is ... Then VBMS generates a suspense date that is ... within the 45-day period that immediately precedes the claimant’s separation date 46 days following the date of separation. at least 45 days after the date the claimant separated from service two days the date the corresponding claim was created in VBMS. Important: If the suspense date passes before a status message is received, send e-mail notification to .
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