VA OIG FOIA and Privacy Act Requests

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Requesting Records from the OIG

In order to make a request under the FOIA/PA for records maintained by the VA Office of Inspector General, your request:

  1. Should be in writing, Sample FOIA Request
  2. should be signed (if the request concerns documents involving a personal privacy interest or documents protected by another confidentiality statute),
  3. should reasonably describe the information you are seeking (including any specific information such as a report number or hotline number), and
  4. should be mailed to the following address:
    Department of Veterans Affairs
    Office of Inspector General
    Release of Information Office (50CI)
    810 Vermont Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20420

Contact the VA OIG FOIA Office

In addition to the mailing address above, you may also contact the VA OIG FOIA Office by email or FAX:

Email: vaoigfoia-pa@va.gov
FAX: (202) 495-5859

Department of Veterans Affairs' Electronic Reading Room

The VA's FOIA Electronic Reading Room

Other Records Requests

If you are seeking copies of military records, (including personnel and military medical records) or VA health records, please note that the VA OIG is not the appropriate office to make that request of.  We hope the following information is helpful to you in requesting those records:

Military Records

If you are seeking a copy of your military records, you can request those records from the National Personnel Records Center.

VA Benefits

If you are seeking information about VA benefits (claims, pensions, disability rating, guaranteed home loan, etc., ) you should contact the Veterans Benefits Administration

VA Health Issues

If you are seeking information about VA healthcare, or your personal VA medical records, please direct your request to the Veterans Health Administration.

Memorial Affairs

If you are seeking information about VA’s memorial affairs, you should direct your request to the Veterans Cemetery Administration.

Other Inquiries

If you are unclear what VA office maintains the records you are seeking, your request should be submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs FOIA officer who will direct your request to the appropriate office(s);

Department of Veterans Affairs
FOIA Service Team Lead (005R1C)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
1-877-750-3642
(202) 632-7581 (fax).

Privacy Notice

Information you send might be incorporated into a Privacy Act System of Records [Office of Inspector General Management Information System (71VA53)]