Free tools to get your
VA disability claim right.
No account. No fees. No 15% cut.
Built by a 100% P&T combat-rated disabled veteran · Software, not representation · Free VA-accredited reps at VA.gov
Where are you in your claim?
Pick the one that sounds like you.
I'm filing a claim for the first time
Check what you qualify for → estimate your rating → draft the doctor letter.
Check what I qualify for →
Then: Estimator → Nexus drafter
C&P soonMy C&P exam is coming up
Know what the examiner is scoring before you walk in.
Prep for my C&P exam →
Then: debrief after the exam
DeniedThey denied my claim — what now?
Decode the letter. Pick an appeal lane. File with real Board precedent.
Translate my denial letter →
Then: $99 Precedent Brief for the appeal
IncreaseI'm already rated — what am I missing?
Find conditions secondary to what you have. Then check missed SMC.
What else am I owed? →
Then: SMC checker → file Form 21-526EZ
EstimateJust want to know what I'd be rated
See your rating + monthly pay in 15 seconds. No signup.
Estimate my rating →
Then: Nexus drafter for any condition
Not sure? Start with the presumptive checker — it surfaces claims you may have already earned but never filed, and the answer is free in 30 seconds.
The Precedent Brief.
A filed-ready PDF with 10 real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions — 8 analogous to the facts of yourclaim, plus 2 instructive contrasts showing what the Board declined on similar facts. Verbatim Findings of Fact, verbatim Reasons & Bases, and a ready-to-paste citation for every VA form. Claim-shark firms charge $3k–$20k for this research. We charge $99, flat, one time, no percentage of back-pay.
20 free tools. Plus one $99 brief for appeals.
Every tool below is free to use, no paywall. The only paid thing on the site is the optional Precedent Brief — a filed-ready PDF with real Board decisions for vets who've been denied or are appealing. $99 flat, one time, no percentage of back-pay, no subscription.
Presumptive Conditions Checker
AI reads your service narrative and matches against PACT Act burn-pit, Agent Orange (incl. hypertension via PACT 2022 addition), Camp Lejeune, Gulf War Illness, and radiation frameworks. CFR citations included.
~10 sec · 7 frameworks · free
Rating Estimator
Your conditions mapped to 38 CFR Part 4 diagnostic codes. Combined rating calculator. 2026 monthly dollar amount with dependents. Auto-flags TDIU eligibility (most miss it).
~15 sec · 2026 rates · TDIU-aware
Nexus Letter Drafter
The #1 reason claims with valid diagnosis and service events get denied: weak nexus wording. We draft the template with "at least as likely as not" language. Download as a clean PDF for your doctor.
~20 sec · PDF export · 4 theories
C&P Exam Prep
The single moment that decides your rating. Walk in knowing what the examiner is scoring on the DBQ, how to describe your worst day in VA language, and the red flags that quietly cost vets a tier — or the whole claim.
~20 sec · DBQ-aware · per-condition
Denial Letter Decoder
Paste your VA Rating Decision. AI identifies every denied issue, translates VA-speak into plain English, picks the right appeal lane (Supplemental, HLR, or Board), and lists the exact evidence to win it. 1-year clock starts the day they mail you.
~20 sec · 3 appeal lanes · free
Secondary Conditions Discovery
Sleep apnea secondary to PTSD. Migraines secondary to TBI. Radiculopathy secondary to lumbar spine. The fastest path to a rating bump — claim what your already-service-connected conditions cause.
~15 sec · medical-literature backed
Rating Gap Explainer
Rated too low? AI reads your symptoms vs the next CFR tier and tells you the exact evidence — pulmonary function values, range-of-motion degrees, GAF score — that moves you up. With the right form to file.
~15 sec · CFR tier-aware
Special Monthly Compensation Checker
SMC is the most under-claimed VA benefit. Veterans with ED, mastectomy, severe TBI, or 100% + 60% from a different body system are missing thousands per year. We find every entitlement and tell you the form to file.
~20 sec · 12 SMC levels · 2026 rates
TDIU Eligibility Screener
100% pay at a 60% or 70% rating if your conditions keep you from substantially gainful work. Most vets who qualify never file. Schedular vs extra-schedular paths, with the form (21-8940) to send.
~15 sec · schedular + extra-schedular
Claim Status Interpreter
VA.gov shows "Evidence Gathering, Review, and Decision." That means nothing to a vet. Paste your status, get plain English: what stage you’re really at, what the VA is doing, what comes next, and how long it usually takes.
~10 sec · 8 claim stages
Who does what
Know the difference. It's your rating, your money.
Claim sharks
Trajector · Veterans Guardian
- ✗Up to $20,000+ per claim
- ✗Or 5× your first monthly award
- ✗FTC fined Trajector in 2024 for deceptive practices
- ✗GUARD Act (H.R. 1732) would make them criminal
NexusVetClaims
You are here
- ✓Free AI tools you run yourself
- ✓Software, not representation
- ✓Built by a vet who lived it
- ✓No strategy-call upsell, no % cut
VA-accredited VSOs
DAV · VFW · American Legion
- •Free — use them too
- •Overloaded, weeks-long waits
- •Quality varies wildly
- •Required for representation by 38 USC 5904
Guides · 80 conditions · PACT, AO, Lejeune, Gulf War
Rating guides for the most-claimed conditions.
Plain-English breakdowns of 38 CFR Part 4. Rating tiers, 2026 monthly dollar amounts, secondary conditions, and nexus tips — all free.
Approved claims
Veteran wins go here — once the wins arrive
We won’t put fake testimonials here. The first time a veteran writes in to say a tool helped them land a rating — with their permission — their story will appear in this slot.
If a tool here helped you, save your claim and share what worked in the feedback prompt after you save — every signal helps.
Start where you are.
If you don't know where to start, start with the presumptive checker. The VA presumes service-connection for certain conditions tied to where you served — no medical nexus required, ~75% approval rate. Most vets don't know what they already qualify for.
Check my presumptive eligibility