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When to use this form. Use VA Form 21-4138 when you want to submit a VA “buddy statement” or other statement from someone with firsthand knowledge of information you believe will help support your request for VA benefits.

Use VA Form 21-4192 if you're a Veteran and you need your most recent employer to send us information so you can apply for Individual Unemployability disability benefits. Your most recent employer must complete and submit this form.

The VA Form 21-4142 is valid for 12 months from the date signed. It is permissible to authorize release of, and disclose, information created after the consent is signed.

When to use this form. Use VA Form 21-526EZ when you want to apply for VA disability compensation (pay) and related benefits.

Veterans can use this form to register in the VA Foreign Medical Program. The information provided on this form will be used by VA to determine your eligibility for reimbursement for medical services outside the United States.

YOU SHOULD NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM UNLESS YOU WANT THE VA TO OBTAIN PRIVATE TREATMENT RECORDS ON YOUR BEHALF. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED THESE RECORDS OR INTEND TO OBTAIN THEM YOURSELF, THERE IS NO NEED TO FILL OUT THIS FORM. DOING SO WILL LENGTHEN YOUR CLAIM PROCESSING TIME.

Use VA Form 21-4142 to give us permission to obtain your personal information from a non-VA source like a private doctor or hospital. Examples of personal information may include your medical treatment, hospitalizations, psychotherapy, or outpatient care.

VA Form 21-4142, is used to authorize the disclosure of information to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA Form 21-4142a, is used to gather private provider information from the claimant to the VA. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible.