Form 20-0995 · Supplemental Claim

Supplemental Claim Drafter

The only post-AMA appeal lane that lets you submit NEW evidence. File within 1 year of the prior decision to preserve the original effective date — critical for back-pay. We draft the “Identification of New and Relevant Evidence” section in the rater-friendly shape: one paragraph per piece of evidence, tied to a specific denied issue, with a clear ask at the end.

Software template only. Always review with a VA-accredited rep before signing or mailing.

Optional supporting authority

Already have lay or medical evidence? Precedent is a legitimate addition.

A Supplemental Claim turns on new factual evidence — buddy statements, fresh medical, a stronger nexus letter. If your case is already strong on the facts and you want to add persuasive authority showing the Board has granted on analogous facts, the brief slots in cleanly as one piece of your evidence package.

Two ways to add precedent to your 20-0995:

  • · Free — search the BVA corpus and copy citations yourself at /precedent.
  • · Free Brief— 8 analogous grants + 2 contrasts, exhibit-formatted PDF with verbatim Findings of Fact and Reasons & Bases. Ready to attach to your 20-0995.
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Skip if your file is missing lay or medical nexus evidence — precedent reinforces existing evidence, it doesn’t replace it. Start with /nexus if that’s the gap.

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