SECTION I: VETERAN'S IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
SECTION II: CLAIMANT'S IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
(Complete this section ONLY IF the claimant is NOT the veteran)
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LAY/WITNESS STATEMENT
VA FORM
JUN 2021
21-10210
Before completing this form, read the Privacy Act and Respondent Burden on page 3. Use this form to
submit a statement as a veteran/claimant or someone writing on your behalf to support a claim. If you or someone else
writing on your behalf are providing additional statement(s) to support your claim(s) please submit this form with your
application. For more information, contact us at https://iris.custhelp.va.gov, or call us toll-free at 1-800-827-1000. If you use
a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), the Federal relay number is 711. VA forms are available at
www.va.gov/vaforms. After completing the form, mail to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Evidence Intake Center, P.
O. Box 4444, Janesville, WI 53547-4444.
VA DATE STAMP
(DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE)
OMB Approved No. 2900-0881
Respondent Burden: 10 Minutes
Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
You may complete the form online or by hand. If completed by hand, print the information requested in ink, neatly and legibly, insert one letter per box,
and completely fill in each applicable circle to help expedite processing of the form.
8. E-MAIL ADDRESS
4. DATE OF BIRTH
(MM/DD/YYYY)
3. VA FILE NUMBER (If applicable)
2. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
1. VETERAN'S NAME
(First, Middle Initial, Last)
5. VA INSURANCE FILE NUMBER (If applicable)
6. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS (If applicable) (Number and street or rural route, P.O. Box, City, State, ZIP Code and Country)
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)
Enter International Phone Number
(If applicable)
I agree to receive electronic correspondence from VA in regards to my claim.
9. CLAIMANT'S NAME (First, Middle Initial, Last)
SUPERSEDES VA FORM 21-10210, AUG 2020.
INSTRUCTIONS:
NOTE:
YearDayMonth
No. &
Street
Apt./Unit Number
State/Province Country ZIP Code/Postal Code
City
16. E-MAIL ADDRESS
12. DATE OF BIRTH
(MM/DD/YYYY)
11. VA FILE NUMBER (If applicable)
10. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
13. VA INSURANCE FILE NUMBER
(If applicable)
14. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS (Number and street or rural route, P.O. Box, City, State, ZIP Code and Country)
15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)
Enter International Phone Number
(If applicable)
I agree to receive electronic correspondence from VA in regards to my claim.
YearDayMonth
No. &
Street
Apt./Unit Number
State/Province Country ZIP Code/Postal Code
City
SECTION III: STATEMENT
(Use this section to submit your statement, or a statement from someone else writing on your behalf)
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VA Form 21-10210, JUN 2021
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Please indicate the claimed issue that you are addressing. If you would like to submit an additional statement on your own behalf or if you have more than
one witness writing on your behalf, use a separate form (VA Form 21-10210) for each statement.
17. STATEMENT (Note: Describe what you yourself know or have observed about the facts or circumstances relevant to this claim before VA)
NOTE:
SECTION III: STATEMENT (Continued)
(Use this section to submit your statement, or a statement from someone else writing on your behalf)
SECTION IV: WITNESS CONTACT INFORMATION
(Complete Section IV and V if the statement in Section III is from someone else writing on your behalf)
SECTION V: CERTIFICATION OF STATEMENT AND SIGNATURE
18. WITNESS NAME (First, Middle Initial, Last)
21. E-MAIL ADDRESS
20. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)
I CERTIFY THAT I have completed this statement and that its information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
22A. VETERAN/CLAIMANT/WITNESS SIGNATURE (REQUIRED) 22B. DATE SIGNED (MM/DD/YYYY)
This form is used to submit a statement that supports a claim already pending or already established with VA. Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask
for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 10 minutes to review the instructions, find the information, and complete this form. VA cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection of information if this number is not displayed. Valid OMB
control numbers can be located on the OMB Internet Page at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. If desired, you can call 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments
or suggestions about this form.
VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of 1974 or Title 38, Code of
Federal Regulations 1.576 for routine uses (i.e., civil or criminal law enforcement, congressional communications, epidemiological or research studies, the collection of money owed to the
United States, litigation in which the United States is a party or has an interest, the administration of VA programs and delivery of VA benefits, verification of identity and status, and
personnel administration) as identified in the VA system of records, 58VA21/22/28, Compensation, Pension, Education and Veteran Readiness and Employment Records -VA, published in
the Federal Register. Your obligation to respond is voluntary.
The law provides severe penalties which include fine or imprisonment, or both, for the willful submission of any statement or evidence of a material
fact knowing it to be false, or for fraudulent receipt of any document to which you are not entitled.
COWORKER/SUPERVISOR OF VETERAN/CLAIMANTFAMILY/FRIEND OF VETERAN/CLAIMANT
OTHER (Specify)
SERVED WITH VETERAN/CLAIMANT
19. RELATIONSHIP TO VETERAN/CLAIMANT (Check all that apply)
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
Please indicate the claimed issue that you are addressing. If you would like to submit an additional statement on your own behalf or if you have more than
one witness writing on your behalf, use a separate form (VA Form 21-10210) for each statement.
17. STATEMENT (Note: Describe what you yourself know or have observed about the facts or circumstances relevant to this claim before VA)
NOTE:
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Enter International Phone Number
(If applicable)
YearDayMonth
PENALTY:
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE:
RESPONDENT BURDEN:
