Navy Medicine FOIA

To submit a FOIA/PA request to the Department of the Navy or to the Bureau of Medicine please do so via our online portal at www.securerelease.us.  This is the fastest and most reliable way to send us your request, and it ensures that all requests are properly and accurately tracked from the date/time of submission.

To assist us in responding to your request as quickly as possible, please submit it to the correct agency after reviewing the information below.

For your own Official Military Personnel File –
Email: bupers-00j@navy.mil. In the subject line please state “FOIA Request"
Retired/Discharged/Separated Military Personnel Records | National Archives 

For your own medical record (the Navy does not maintain medical records) -
Retired/Discharged/Separated www.archives.gov/veterans
Retired/Discharged/Separated between May 1, 1994, and December 31,2013: www.va.gov

For Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) records: Please submit your request to the United States Navy via the SecureRelease portal.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Medical-Legal Affairs Office
ATTN:  FOIA
7700 Arlington Blvd Ste 5124
Falls Church, VA  22042-5124

Email:  usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.foia-bumed@health.mil  
 

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FOIA
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552 (as amended by the OPEN Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524) gives the public the right to access any Department of the Navy records unless the information in those records is protected by one or more of the nine exemptions that qualify an Agency’s need to withhold records from a requester, and there is a sound legal basis to withhold them. The Department of the Navy adheres to the policy and disclosure regulations set forth in 32 CFR Chapter VI Part 701, to implement the FOIA uniformly and consistently and to provide maximum allowable disclosure of agency records upon request by an individual.
 
Mission
To provide access to Department of the Navy's documents through a citizen-centered services and a results-oriented Freedom of Information Act program in accordance with all Federal laws and Department of Justice, Defense, and Navy regulations.
 
Vision
The vision of the Department of the Navy's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program is to create a cohesive and effective knowledge-sharing environment throughout the FOIA community using technological tools, and internal as well as external websites, while safeguarding sensitive information in response to FOIA requests in accordance with Federal laws and regulations as well as Department of Defense and Navy policies and guidance. The Department of Navy FOIA staff is committed to providing the public with excellent customer service as well as access to disclosable agency documents in accordance with the appropriate laws and regulations.