To change sex/name in CPRS/VISTA a Veteran must submit the request for change via Privacy Act amendment request

(FORM 5345-A). Sex Reassignment Surgery is NOT required to make this change. The request should be submitted in writing by the Veteran to the Privacy Officer ONE of the following support documents should be submitted with this request: Legal documentation (i.e., amended birth certificate or court order) OR Amended Passport OR Signed original statement on office letterhead from a licensed physician (see content below).

Letters to support sex/name change in CPRS/VISTA must include ALL the following elements: 1. Physicians (including psychiatrists) full name, address and phone number. 2. Medical license or certificate number and issuing state of medical license/certificate. 3. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number assigned to the physician or comparable foreign designation, if applicable. 4. Language stating that he/she has treated the patient or reviewed and evaluated the medical history of the applicant. He/she also has a doctor/patient relationship with the applicant which is evident in having one or more clinical encounters between doctor and patient. 5. Language stating that the patient has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender (specifying male or female). 6. Language stating I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct.