Much forked-tongue in this random e-mail -- "great news," "only if you ask for it," "substantial difference."
Coolest thing about "going on the Social" was having the local SS office blame the Great Fire of '71 (at Military Records in St. Louis) for losing my service records. Thirty-five years later that fire is still an excuse used by lazy shoes in the gub'ment!
Bottom line -- you'll need a DD-214 to prove service before 1968, for which you'll get $1200 extra per year credit (not benefits), which figured to near three bucks per month in extra benefits for me. Yipee-ki-yay!