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How do I request my C-file?

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Submit VA Form 20-10206 and select "Claims File (C-file)" in the records list. You can do it online on VA.gov, signed in as yourself, or on paper with a handwritten signature mailed to the Evidence Intake Center, P.O. Box 4444, Janesville, WI 53547-4444, the address on VA's Privacy Act request page. It is a separate records request, not a Blue Button download. VA's pages do not state a delivery method or a processing time; a federal review of VA's 2024 requests measured about five months on average. Nothing in your workspace waits on it.

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