Request Your OMPF with SF-180 and Strengthen Your VA Claim

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Lock down your duty proof now. Today, request your Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) with SF-180 from the National Archives (use eVetRecs at archives.gov or mail the form—check VA.gov for current instructions). Ask for your full record: orders, evals, awards, travel, and 201 file. This stuff proves duty stations, deployments, exposure windows, and in‑service events when medical records are thin. Put your VA file number on the request, keep a copy, and when it arrives, upload the pages that directly back your claim.

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