Start here if you have been told to submit DD Form 1844. First, know what you are filling: List of Property and Claim Analysis Chart. The document is titled DD Form 1844, List of Property and Claims Analysis Chart, May 2000.
Next, check the edition. You want not stated, currently carried as not stated by the publisher. Then confirm the form applies to you — this is a Department of Defense form, so you use it whether you serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force or Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction.
Once you know the form fits, find out when you file it. not stated sets the requirement, and not stated maintains the form itself. Your own command or agency adds local timing on top of that, so ask your administrative office if the deadline matters to you.
Before you download, pick your approach — editable file or printed page. What follows covers the formats first, then the entries, then what you do afterward.
Now fill it in. Work from the top of the page downward, and do not jump ahead — the identifying block comes first, the substance of your entry second, the certification last. Later boxes often depend on what you put at the top.
Check the edition before you type a word. The date appears on the face of the form; it should read not stated. When it does not, discard the file and take a fresh copy from this page. Department-level revisions replace the blank across all services simultaneously, which means an old printout can be out of step everywhere.
For questions about a specific entry, check the form's own instructions, and if that does not settle it, open not stated. The directive controls where they differ.
Download the form
First, look at what you can download. The set covers PDF, the form runs 1 pages, and you will complete roughly 150 fields.
Download the pdf first. After it opens, test a field with your cursor. Fillable means you type, tab to the next box, and save your work inside the file. Printable means the page is a flat blank, so print it and write your answers in ink.
Type when you can. Printed entries stay legible after the form is scanned, copied and forwarded, and handwriting often does not survive that trip. If you must write by hand, use block capitals and press firmly.
Check your software before choosing xfdl. That format belongs to IBM Lotus Forms, long used for Defense form distribution, and it needs the matching viewer. Get the viewer installed, then come back for the file.
All of it downloads free. When you are ready to work, do this: save the file locally, then open it in a full pdf application. Browsers often ignore field properties, and you can lose everything you typed.
What the form asks for
- 1. Name of claimant (last, first, middle initial).
- 3. Pick-up date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no separators).
- 2. Claimant's insurance company (if applicable). a. Name.
- 2.b. Policy number.
- 4. Delivery date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 5. Line number (line 1).
- 6. Quantity.
- 7. Lost or damaged items. Describe the item fully, including brand name, model and size. List the nature and extent of damage. If missing, state "Missing".
- 8. Inventory number.
- 9. Original cost.
- 10. Purchased (2 digit month/4 digit year).
- 11. Amount claimed. a. Repair cost.
- (or) b. Replacement cost.
- 5. Line number (line 2).
- 6. Quantity.
- 7. Lost or damaged items.
- 8. Inventory number.
- 9. Original cost.
- 10. Purchased (2 digit month/4 digit year).
- 11. Amount claimed. a. Repair cost.
- (or) b. Replacement cost.
- 5. Line number (line 3).
- 6. Quantity.
- 7. Lost or damaged items.
Submit the completed form through the channel not stated or your local guidance specifies. Save a copy for yourself before it leaves your hands, whether that means a scan, a photograph or a duplicate file.
If the form points you to another document, you can find it by number alone. DD numbering runs across the whole Department, so you do not need to work out which service issued it — one number, one form, everywhere.
Here is where people go wrong. They see a number in an instruction and download whichever form matches it. But DA and DD are separate systems — Army-specific in one case, Department-wide under not stated in the other — so check which series you were sent to before you take the file.
Do not archive this file and reuse it in a year. Forms are reissued as directives are revised, as data requirements shift, and as statutory notice text is amended. Your protection is simple: download fresh each time and confirm the edition date.
Before you go, note what is not covered here. You have the blank form and instructions for completing it; you do not have legal guidance, and no statement on this page determines what any office will do with your submission. Direct those questions to not stated, to the personnel office that serves you, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1844?
- DD Form 1844, List of Property and Claims Analysis Chart, May 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?