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Get your VA decision, C-file, and medical records.

Start with what you have. A decision-only review can identify deadlines and decision-specific issues now. A complete C-file supports a broader audit of the claim history.

Do not wait for the C-file if a deadline may be running. Request the record, preserve the decision letter, and independently verify the filing deadline. ClaimScope does not extend or file deadlines.

Step 1

Download your VA decision letter

  1. 1Sign in to VA.gov and open the claim or appeal status tool.
  2. 2Open the closed claim or decided review.
  3. 3Choose “Get your claim letters,” then save the complete decision as a PDF.

Online availability varies by benefit and decision type. Keep every page, including the notice, reasons for decision, rating information, and appeal-rights pages.

Open VA claim and appeal status

Step 2

Request your complete C-file

  1. 1Open VA’s personal-records request using VA Form 20-10206.
  2. 2Select the claims file (C-file) and any claim examinations you need.
  3. 3Ask for the complete electronic claims record—not only VA medical records.

A claim-status page, benefits letter, or medical-record download is not the complete C-file. You may also ask your accredited representative whether they can provide a copy.

Request personal records on VA.gov

Step 3

Download VA medical records

  1. 1Sign in to My HealtheVet on VA.gov.
  2. 2Review and download available notes, laboratory results, imaging information, diagnoses, medications, and care summaries.
  3. 3Request missing records from the Release of Information office at the VA facility that provided care.

Medical records can support a claim, but they do not replace the C-file, which contains VA decisions, examinations, correspondence, service records, and claim evidence.

Review VA medical records

What to upload to ClaimScope

The complete decision-letter PDF, including all notice and appeal-rights pages
The C-file ZIP or every PDF VA supplied
Relevant private and VA medical records, DBQs, imaging, and clinician opinions
Pending-claim notices, prior review decisions, and any evidence VA may not have considered

ClaimScope inventories the uploaded record and reports unreadable, encrypted, duplicate, or missing items. It should not certify a complete C-file merely because some documents were found.

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Source check: October 8, 2026. ClaimScope is independent of the Department of Veterans Affairs. These instructions are educational and do not create an attorney-client relationship.