Free to prepare your VA claim, here when they say no.
Prepare and file your own claim with free tools and plain-language guides. If the VA denies or under-rates you, upload your decision letter and the AI Appeals Workspace opens. We're not the VA and not a law firm, and you keep 100%.
DD-214, VA decision letter, or medical record. See what you can file for, in seconds. No account needed.
Built on the official VA rating schedule (38 CFR Part 4) and the PACT Act presumptive lists.
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Upload a DD-214, decision letter, or medical record and we’ll explain what it is and how it fits into a VA claim, plus free tools to see what you may qualify for. No account, no cost.
We’re not the VA and not a law firm. You keep 100% of your back pay.
Free to prepare. Here when they say no.
You earned these benefits. Prepare free, and get real help if they say no.
Prepare and file your own initial claim, free, with our tools and plain-language guides. If the VA denies or under-rates you, our AI Appeals Workspace helps you fight back for far less than a claim shark's cut, and you keep 100% of your Retroactive compensation owed from your effective date up to when the VA grants your claim, often a lump sum covering months or years of waiting..
Better
Real help when it counts
Free tools handle the prep: the exact VA rating math, A condition the VA automatically assumes is linked to your service if you had certain exposures or service (like Agent Orange or burn pits), so you usually don't need a nexus opinion to connect it. matching, and a filing checklist so you can submit your own claim. If the VA says no, upload your decision letter to unlock AI that reads it, finds what they got wrong, and drafts your appeal.
Cheaper
From $39, not thousands
The firms charge $4,500 to $20,000, or take a cut of your check. Prepare and file your own claim free, and if the VA says no, the AI Appeals Workspace helps you fight back for far less. You keep 100% of your Retroactive compensation owed from your effective date up to when the VA grants your claim, often a lump sum covering months or years of waiting..
Faster
Start tonight, not after a sales call
No phone tag, no pushy rep, no waiting on a callback. Upload a document and see what you can file for in minutes, any time of day.
What veterans actually pay
Done-for-you firms
$4,500 to $20,000
or a cut of your back pay
Flat-fee prep services
$1,250 typical
one-time
VA Disability Pro
From $39 one-time
keep 100% of your back pay
Start free. No credit card, cancel anytime.
Prices reflect each company's public pricing as of 2026 and can change. VA Disability Pro is an independent, self-service tool. It is not the VA, not a law firm, and not a VA-accredited representative.
Why we're different
Built to prepare you, and to fight when they say no.
Tap any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
Right, not just fast
Exact, tested VA-rating math catches under-ratings that basic calculators miss, like a A 10% bonus the VA adds (§4.26) when you have disabilities affecting BOTH arms or BOTH legs, because losing function on both sides is more limiting than on one. worth a higher Your overall disability percentage. Ratings don't simply add. The VA combines them so each new one applies only to your remaining ability (§4.25), then rounds to the nearest 10%..
AI you can trust
Every draft is grounded in your real records. We remove unverified legal citations and won't invent a A signed statement from a qualified clinician giving their medical opinion that your condition is at least as likely as not connected to your service. It must be written by a provider, not by you..
Your data is yours
Encrypted, locked to your account, fully audited, and never sold to an attorney or referral network.
Free to prepare, ready to appeal
Prepare and file your initial claim with free tools. When a decision comes back wrong, the AI Appeals Workspace opens: record review, appeal strategy, and drafting.
A real accredited counselor when you want one
Prefer a human? Work with an accredited Veterans Service Officer / Organization. A VA-accredited representative (DAV, VFW, American Legion, county offices, and more) who helps you with your claim for FREE. counselor, software-fast, and keep all your Retroactive compensation owed from your effective date up to when the VA grants your claim, often a lump sum covering months or years of waiting..
Start here
Check your claim in 60 seconds.
See what's missing, diagnosis, service connection, and evidence, before you file, appeal, or request an increase.
How it works
From scattered records to a stronger claim.
Three steps, and you stay in control the whole way. We help you prepare your claim. We never file anything behind your back.
Upload your records
AI reads your medical records and service history, then flags conditions, evidence gaps, and A condition caused or made worse by another service-connected condition (for example, depression secondary to chronic back pain). It can be claimed even if it didn't start in service. conditions you may have missed.
See what you're owed
Get your estimated Your overall disability percentage. Ratings don't simply add. The VA combines them so each new one applies only to your remaining ability (§4.25), then rounds to the nearest 10%. under the VA's rules, plus an estimate of the retroactive Retroactive compensation owed from your effective date up to when the VA grants your claim, often a lump sum covering months or years of waiting. your The date your benefits are paid back to, usually the date you filed (or your Intent to File). An earlier effective date can mean thousands more in retroactive back pay. could earn you.
File with confidence
Use the free filing checklist to submit your own claim, then hand a clean, organized packet to your free Veterans Service Officer / Organization. A VA-accredited representative (DAV, VFW, American Legion, county offices, and more) who helps you with your claim for FREE.. If the VA says no, upload your decision letter for AI appeals help.
Everything in one place
Everything you need to file a stronger claim.
The AI-native tools come first, because they are what a template library can't copy: it reads your whole record, scores you in a mock C&P exam, and drafts your form. Eleven tools in all, built on the official VA rating schedule and PACT Act presumptive lists.
AI-native · No one else has this
What only our AI can do
AI medical-record analysis
Upload your records and our AI reads every page, pulling out diagnoses, flagging evidence gaps, and connecting symptoms to claimable conditions.
Secondary-condition discovery
Find conditions you didn't know you could claim, like sleep apnea secondary to PTSD.
C&P & DBQ exam prep
Condition-specific coaching on what the examiner asks and how to describe your symptoms accurately.
Decision-letter analysis
Upload your VA decision letter and the AI explains exactly what was granted, denied, or under-rated, and what to file next.
Quantify
Know your number before you file
Rating estimator
Model your combined rating under §4.25, with the bilateral factor and SMC rules built in and shown in the math.
Back-pay estimator
See the retroactive pay your effective date could earn you, down to the month.
Presumptive & PACT Act scanner
Match your service to presumptive conditions, often the fastest path to a grant with no nexus required.
State benefits explorer
Find the property-tax, tuition, and healthcare benefits your state offers on top of VA comp.
File & follow through
File it right, then follow through
ITF & deadline tracker
Lock your effective date with an Intent to File and never miss a window.
Appeals assistant
Pick the right lane, track your deadline, and draft your Supplemental Claim with confidence.
Free-VSO handoff
Export a clean, organized packet and hand off to your free Veterans Service Officer.
Correct, not just fast
Most calculators guess. Ours is exact.
Our VA-rating math is tested against the regulations, so it catches under-ratings other tools miss, like a A 10% bonus the VA adds (§4.26) when you have disabilities affecting BOTH arms or BOTH legs, because losing function on both sides is more limiting than on one. that can move a Your overall disability percentage. Ratings don't simply add. The VA combines them so each new one applies only to your remaining ability (§4.25), then rounds to the nearest 10%. higher.
Only on VA Disability Pro
Rehearse your C&P exam before it counts
The C&P exam can make or break your rating. Our interactive AI simulator puts you through a realistic mock interview so you walk in calm, consistent, and ready. Something no other tool offers.
- Adaptive questions tailored to your conditions, not a generic checklist.
- Practice the worst-day / functional-impact framing examiners score on.
- Instant feedback on consistency and what to clarify before exam day.
Standard plan feature
Try the mock interview →On your worst day, how does your back pain affect getting dressed or sleeping?
Some mornings I can't put on socks without help and I wake up 3-4 times from the pain.
Strong. That's the functional-impact detail examiners score. Add how often it happens each week.
See it before you pay
What our AI actually produces
The AI tools are part of the paid plan, so here are real examples of what they generate, from a DD-214, a medical record, and a buddy's account. Synthetic data; your results are built from your own records.
DD-214 analysis
A veteran uploaded their DD-214. Here is what the analyzer surfaced from the service record: presumptive screens, claimable conditions, and evidence gaps.
Service summary
U.S. Army, active duty 2003 to 2011. Two deployments to Iraq (2004, 2007). MOS 11B (infantry). Honorable discharge.
Presumptive screens
- PACT Act burn-pit exposure: service in Iraq during a qualifying period and location. Conditions like asthma, rhinitis, and certain cancers may be presumptively service-connected. Confirm a current diagnosis.
- Gulf War undiagnosed illness: qualifying Southwest Asia service. Chronic fatigue, joint pain, and GI symptoms may qualify even without a named diagnosis.
Likely claimable conditions
- Tinnitus / hearing loss: infantry MOS with documented noise exposure (a high-grant, well-supported claim).
- PTSD: combat deployments establish a qualifying stressor; a current diagnosis and a nexus complete the claim.
- Lumbar / knee strain: common with the physical load of an infantry role; look for in-service treatment records.
Evidence gaps to close
- No current medical diagnosis on file for the presumptive conditions: schedule an exam and obtain the diagnosis.
- Buddy statement recommended to corroborate the in-service stressor for the PTSD claim.
Example output using synthetic, non-PHI data. Your own results are based on your records. Not medical or legal advice; all outcomes are decided by the VA.
Medical-document analysis
A veteran uploaded a private treatment record. Here is what the analyzer extracted and how it maps to a VA claim.
What we found
- Diagnosis: obstructive sleep apnea, confirmed by an in-lab sleep study (AHI 28). CPAP prescribed.
- The record notes the apnea began while the veteran was being treated for service-connected PTSD.
Rating relevance
Sleep apnea requiring a CPAP machine is rated at 50% under 38 CFR §4.97, DC 6847. Claimed as secondary to service-connected PTSD, this is a strong secondary-connection path.
Suggested next steps
- Ask your clinician for a nexus opinion linking the sleep apnea to your PTSD (the “at least as likely as not” standard).
- Include the sleep-study report and the CPAP prescription as evidence with your claim.
- Add sleep apnea to your claim as secondary to PTSD, not as a standalone condition.
Example output using synthetic, non-PHI data. Your own results are based on your records. Not medical or legal advice; all outcomes are decided by the VA.
Buddy-letter draft
A veteran's former squad member answered a few guided questions. Here is the lay-statement draft the tool produced for the clinician/veteran to review and the buddy to sign.
To the Department of Veterans Affairs: My name is [BUDDY NAME]. I served alongside [VETERAN NAME] in the same infantry platoon in Iraq from 2006 to 2007. I am writing to describe what I personally witnessed. During our deployment, our convoy was struck by an IED outside Ramadi in March 2007. I was three vehicles back and saw the aftermath. After that day, [VETERAN NAME] was noticeably different. He stopped sleeping, became withdrawn, and was easily startled by loud noises. On guard duty he was hyper-alert in a way he had not been before. These changes were obvious to everyone in our unit and continued for the rest of the deployment. I am sharing this from my own direct observation. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. [BUDDY NAME], [SIGNATURE], [DATE]
A buddy/lay statement describes what someone personally witnessed. It is not a medical opinion. Review and sign before submitting.
Example output using synthetic, non-PHI data. Your own results are based on your records. Not medical or legal advice; all outcomes are decided by the VA.
Why veterans trust us
Built by veterans, on your side: not the VA's, and never a middleman's.
We earn trust the honest way: who builds this, how we treat your benefits, and how we protect your records.
Built by veterans
Made by people who have filed these claims themselves, not a faceless claim mill.
We never take a cut
You keep 100% of your back pay and benefits. We charge a flat price for the tools, not a slice of your award.
Encrypted and private
Your medical records are encrypted in transit and at rest, and you can export or delete them anytime.
You stay in control
A self-service tool that helps you prepare your own claim. Independent of the VA, and nothing is filed without you.
VA Disability Pro is a self-service preparation tool, not a law firm or accredited representative, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the VA. No result is guaranteed.
The stakes are real
The right rating is real monthly income.
Nearly a third of first claims are denied, and the median wait runs months. A higher, well-supported rating means more money every month for you and your family, for as long as you're rated.
- VA disability claims filed each year
- 1.9M
- Average processing time (days)
- 120-180
- Initial claims denied
- 30-35%
- Average monthly compensation
- $1.6k+
What a higher rating pays each month
30%
$552/mo
70%
$1,808/mo
100%
$3,939/mo
Figures are approximate, drawn from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Benefits Administration published reports and 2026 compensation rate tables (veteran with no dependents). Your actual benefit depends on your rating, dependents, and effective date.
Why VA Disability Pro
Skip the waitlist and the guesswork.
Use VA Disability Pro to build the strongest claim you can. Then, if you want, hand the finished packet to your free VSO. We get you ready, and we never get between you and your benefits.
Transparent combined-rating estimator (bilateral factor + the actual §4.25 math)
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
Rating-protection check (which ratings the VA can re-examine and reduce)
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
Interactive C&P mock exam (scored practice, not just tips)
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
AI review of your VA decision
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
AI-drafted appeal & supplemental claim
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
Presumptive / PACT Act matching
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
Free tools, no sign-up (calculator, presumptive check, VSO finder)
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
You keep 100% of your back pay
- VA Disability Pro
- Filing it yourself
- Waiting on a VSO
- Other AI tools
- Flat-fee prep service
- 'Claim shark' consultants
Price
- VA Disability Pro
- Free, then $39+ one-time
- Filing it yourself
- Free
- Waiting on a VSO
- Free
- Other AI tools
- ~$25/mo
- Flat-fee prep service
- $1,250 one-time
- 'Claim shark' consultants
- Cut of your back pay
A Veterans Service Officer (VSO) is a great, free resource. VA Disability Pro helps you walk in prepared.
Based on each competitor's public marketing as of June 2026; features and pricing change. This reflects our understanding and is not an endorsement of, or affiliation with, any other company.
Your records stay yours
Built for the most sensitive paperwork you own.
Encrypted, and never tracked
Encrypted in transit and at rest, with no third-party tracking on your private pages. Your SSN and banking are used only in your session to fill a form, never stored on our servers.
Nothing filed without you
We help you prepare and organize. You decide what gets submitted, and we never file behind your back.
Minimized before any AI sees it
We strip identifying details from the text we extract, and your document images are processed under our AI provider's strict no-retention agreement. Everything is analyzed by software, not read by our staff, and you can export or permanently delete it anytime.
Independent of the VA
VA Disability Pro is not affiliated with or endorsed by the VA or any government agency.
Why we built this
Built by veterans, because the system is built to make you give up.
We've sat in the waiting room. We've watched a claim stall for months, gotten the denial that made no sense, and felt the quiet hope that we'd just stop asking for what we earned. The process isn't hard by accident. The friction is the point.
So we built the tool we wished we'd had: one that reads your records, finds the conditions you missed, shows the math in the open, and fills out the paperwork. We never take a cut of your benefits, and we never get between you and your benefits.
That's the whole promise. We get you ready, you stay in control, and every dollar you win stays yours.
You earned these benefits. Our only job is to help you go get them, and then get out of your way.
Questions, answered
The things veterans ask first.
- Is this affiliated with the VA?
- No. VA Disability Pro is an independent tool built by veterans. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by the VA or any government agency.
- Is it really free?
- Yes. You can start free with no credit card. Core tools are free, and advanced features are available on a paid plan.
- Is my data safe?
- Your records are encrypted in transit and at rest, you control access, and you can export or delete your data anytime.
- Does this replace my VSO?
- No, it works alongside one. Use VA Disability Pro to build a strong, organized claim, then hand it off to your free Veterans Service Officer if you'd like representation.
No catch, no claim sharks
How we're different.
Some outfits charge veterans a cut of their hard-won back pay. We don't, and we never will. Here's our promise before you start.
We never take a cut of your benefits
You keep 100% of your back pay and your monthly award. We charge a flat, upfront price, never a slice of what you win.
Nothing is filed without you
We help you prepare and organize. You decide what gets submitted, and we never file behind your back.
Free to start, cancel anytime
Start free with no credit card and no commitment. There's no contract, and you can cancel whenever you want.
Independent of the VA
VA Disability Pro is a self-service tool, not a law firm and not an accredited representative, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the VA.
Prefer a human?
A real accredited counselor, software-fast.
Work with an accredited VSO counselor who uses our tools to move faster, and you keep all of your back pay.
Your information is yours.
Encrypted and locked to your account, with a tamper-evident audit trail and encryption in transit and at rest with strict access controls. We never sell your information or hand you off to a paid referral network.
Free to prepare. Here when they say no.
Prepare and file your own claim with our free tools and plain-language guides, no account, no credit card. If the VA denies or under-rates you, the Standard plan's AI reviews your decision and surfaces the conditions you may have missed and the evidence to back them up.