Freedom
of
Information Act
FOIA
(FOIA) provides that any person has a right of access to Federal agency records, except to the extent that such records are protected from release by a FOIA exemption or a special law enforcement record exclusion. It is VA's policy to release information to the fullest extent under the law. The VA has a decentralized system for handling FOIA requests.
All FOIA requests should be addressed directly to any of the approximately 400 geographically-dispersed components that maintain the records you are seeking.
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Sample FOIA Letter
Date Certified Mail, RRR
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
(005R1) VACO
Washington, DC 20420
January 5, 2011
ATTN: Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer
Dear FOIA Officer:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting access to report/spreadsheet (here you carefully and specifically name the documents you are looking for).
If this already available online, please point me to the correct url.
If there are any fees charged for searching or copying the records, please supply the records without informing me of the cost if the fees do not exceed $5.00, which I agree to pay.
If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific reason that you think justifies your refusal to release the information. Please notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.
If you have any questions processing this request, you may contact me at the following telephone number: (123) 456-7890
Sincerely,
Sign it
Your name and address
