12 2 STA T .4 4 5PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (A)specif ies th e r ec om me nd ed sched ul e a nd milestones for the transition of the ser v ice mem b er from militar y service
( B ) provides for a coordinated transition of the service member from the D epartment of Defense disability evalua - tion system to the Department of V eterans Affairs disability system; and ( C ) includes information and g uidance designed to assist the service member in understanding and meeting the schedule and milestones specified under subparagraph (A) for the service member ’ s transition . ( 10 ) P rocedures for the transmittal from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs of records and any other re q uired information on each recovering service member described in paragraph ( 9 ) ,w hich procedures shall provide for the transmission from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs of records and informa- tion on the service member as follows
(A) T he address and contact information of the service member. (B) The DD –2 1 4 discharge form of the service member, which shall be transmitted under such procedures electroni- cally. (C) A copy of the military service record of the service member, including medical records and any results of a physical evaluation board. (D) I nformation on whether the service member is entitled to transitional health care, a conversion health policy, or other health benefits through the Department of Defense under section 114 5 of title 10, U nited S tates Code. ( E ) A copy of any request of the service member for assistance in enrolling in, or completed applications for enrollment in, the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care benefits for which the service member may be eligible under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ( F ) A copy of any request by the service member for assistance in applying for, or completed applications for, compensation and vocational rehabilitation benefits to which the service member may be entitled under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (11) A process to ensure that, before transmittal of medical records of a recovering service member to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense ensures that the service member (or an individual legally recogni z edtoma k e medical decisions on behalf of the service member) authorizes the transfer of the medical records of the service member from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the H ealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 199 6 . (12) Procedures to ensure that, with the consent of the recovering service member concerned, the address and contact information of the service member is transmitted to the depart- ment or agency for veterans affairs of the State in which the service member intends to reside after the retirement or separation of the service member from the Armed Forces.
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