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In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records held for Veterans who were discharged from the Army and Air Force during certain
periods of time. Find out if your records may have been destroyed in this fire, and how to reconstruct your records to support a VA disability compensation claim. RECONSTRUCTING YOUR
RECORDS HOW DOES VA RECONSTRUCT MY RECORDS? We submit a specific request to the NPRC for any additional service records they may have or can find for you. With the information we provide,
the NPRC searches for documents that may help to reconstruct your records. They may also reach out to other government agencies. For example, they may try to reconstruct portions of your
service treatment records by reviewing unit records, morning reports, and hospital admission records from the surgeon general's office. HOW CAN I GET THE RECORDS I NEED TO SUPPORT MY
VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION CLAIM? If you're filing a VA disability compensation claim, follow these steps to get the records you need. File a disability claim