The VA allows full access to veterans to their medical records online (at least back to about 2012, when they went to fully electronic records). I'm quite Impressed.


We're able to see our lab reports, test results, radiology (see below), everything. You know that stuff your doctor scribbles down during your

appointments? We can even print those out.



That's my spine. - I downloaded a free program that even some doctors use to view MRIs. See the white heart on the left? That's my spinal cord, and it's supposed to be round.


I even have access to all the diagnostic notes and reports by my psychiatrists and therapists. I personally like the idea of patients being able to see their own records. For me, it's much better than the "You're doing pretty well" or watered down explanations you get from most doctors. There's much in them that a non-professional won't understand at first, but then, Google is you friend