Yeah, I know I'm way late in doing this. Survivors guilt, whatever. Here's the deal, I'm finally getting around to filing a claim for service connected injuries. In Texas, there is a Texas Veterans Commission that acts as advocate for the veteran. Anyway, they ordered a copy of my service record and medical record.

I got my service record on cd with lots of pages missing but still hundreds of pages long. The problem is that the VA won't accept electronic copies, they must be paper. I could take a disc or thumb drive to a copy store and have it all printed, but my fear is that those pages contain my whole life story or at least 24 years worth. SS numbers, date of birth, family histories, security clearance info, etc.

Talk about opening yourself up for identity thief. I'm at a loss as to what to do. When i asked the VA advocate about it, I was told that those copy places don't pay any attention to what they're copying. Really!

I'm open to suggestions from anyone who has been in a similar circumstance.