Veterans and next of kin can use OrderMedicalRecords.com to complete a DD214 form request in Santa Ana CA
A DD214 form or “Certificate of Release from Active Duty” is an essential part of any veteran’s military record. It is in essence a mini history of the veteran’s service and contains documentation of their service dates, rank, military job specialties and training, medals, and reason for leaving the service. OrderMedicalRecords.com can help veterans and their next of kin with the process of DD214 form request in Santa Ana CA.
Why Make a DD214 Form Request in Santa Ana CA
It’s not unusual for newly discharged service members to lose their DD214s when traveling home from overseas, or for veterans’ families to misplace this documentation after many years of civilian life. Nevertheless the DD214 form is often needed to demonstrate eligibility for:
- VA disability benefits
- VA health care benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Government employment priority
- VA home loans
- GI Bill tuition
- Military funeral/burial
- Membership in veterans’ organizations
- Enlistment in the Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserve
Some DD214 form requests in Santa Ana CA get placed as part of genealogical research. OrderMedicalRecords.com can help with this as well, because we can retrieve private records held by the National Personnel Records Center as well as public records over 62 years old held in the National Archives.
How it Works
Working with OrderMedicalRecords.com on your DD214 form request in Santa Ana CA is easy. We accept requests online and over the phone. The more of the following information you can provide the better:
- Complete name used while in service
- Service number or Social Security number)
- Branch of service
- Dates of service
- Date and place of birth
- Place of discharge
- Place of entry into the service
- Proof of death if applicable
You can choose to have your DD214 returned via the mail or as an electronic document. At OrderMedicalRecords.com, we respect veterans’ privacy and promise that the records request process will be handled in a secure and confidential manner.
