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Where most veterans get stuck

• Waiting on the VA and unsure what to do next

  My Claim keeps a next-step checklist, so you can use the wait to get ready.

• Worried a claim company takes a cut of your back pay

  One flat price keeps every dollar of your benefits yours. We help you organize, and you file.

• Unsure which evidence matters

  The evidence checklist lines up your records with what the VA’s published rating rules ask for.

Look up a condition

See the published VA rating levels for a condition in plain English, with the exact rule-book words. Use it right away.

Education only. This matches the words you typed to names in the VA rating schedule (38 CFR Part 4). It is not a diagnosis, not a rating, and not a prediction. Nothing you type is saved. Browse all conditions by body system.

My Claim · Migraine (Example)

Fictional example · not a real veteran. Example only. Not a real veteran. Not a rating. Not real records.

3 of 6 steps organized Sample progress. Not a VA rating.

• Tasks
• Evidence
• Deadlines
• What’s Next

Tasks

1. Done — Start the claim: This example lists migraine. It is not a real veteran and not a diagnosis.
2. Done — Migraine requirements: In plain words, from the VA's published rating schedule for migraine (38 CFR 4.124a, code 8100).
3. Done — Records you already have: Each record is sorted by what it shows. Missing stays missing.
4. Now — Personal statement: Write it in your own words. We can flag a detail the migraine rating rules ask about. The words stay yours.
5. Not yet — Notice date and deadline: Add the date you filed your notice of claim. The one-year clock starts then, not when you open this site.
6. Not yet — Review, then you file: Check everything in one place. Then you or an accredited representative file on VA.gov.

Evidence

• In this example — Sick-call note, 2014
• In this example — Neurology visit, 2023
• In this example — Headache log, last 3 months
• Missing in this example — A statement from someone who saw the attacks

Deadlines

Notice date in this example This example uses a notice date of January 15, 2026. One year from that date is January 15, 2027. The clock starts when you file a notice, not when you open this site. This date is not yours.

What’s Next

Finish your personal statement Write it in your own words. We can flag a detail the migraine rating rules ask about. The words stay yours.

Continue My Claim

What you use in My Claim

The workspace is the main door. These are the pieces on the page while you build the claim.

• My Claim workspace

  What’s Next, your progress, and your deadlines sit together while you build the claim.

• What’s Next

  One next step is named on the page. Open it and do that step.

• Progress and deadlines

  See which steps are done. The one-year clock starts when you file a notice, not when you open this site.

• Evidence and statements

  Sort records you already have. Write statements in your own words. The questions follow the VA’s published rating rules, in plain words.

• Ask My Records

  Ask about pages you stored. A quote appears only when those exact words are on the page, with the page number.

• Statement coach

  You write the statement. It flags gaps and vague wording. It never writes facts for you.

• Conditions that can link

  List a condition you believe is already connected to your service. My Claim shows a short reading list from published VA rules about conditions often discussed with it. You choose what to look at.

• Calendar and schedule

  Keep the notice year in view. Add appointments you already have.

How it works

Six steps in My Claim. What’s Next, your progress, and your deadlines stay in view.

1. Start

   Open My Claim and name what you are working on. What’s Next is on the page.

2. Understand

   Read what a claim like this asks for, in plain words, from the VA pages we cite.

3. Organize

   Sort records you already have. Missing stays missing. Unknown stays unknown.

4. Build

   Keep evidence, your words, and the right forms together. You write the statement. We ask about a detail the rating rules mention.

5. Schedule

   Stay on schedule. The clock starts when you file a notice, not when you open this site. Add dates you already have.

6. Review

   Review what you built. You or an accredited representative file on an official VA channel.

One year from the notice you file, not from the day you open this site. You own that clock. File the notice on VA.gov

Already have VA records?

Optional. You can start My Claim without a C-file. If you already have copies, Ask My Records, a Timeline, a Record Map, or the Decision Letter Explainer help you read them. The C-file guide shows how to request a copy yourself, then upload it here if you want. A checklist shows the steps you do yourself: a VA.gov account, a notice of a claim, medical records and your personnel file, statements, and sending the claim.

• C-file

  Copies you already have. The guide shows how to request one yourself, then upload it here if you want.

  VA C-file · claims file · Claim checklist

• Ask My Records

  A quote appears only when those exact words are on the page.

• Timeline

  A date only when the page writes one.

• Record Map

  Sections already in the index. Unknown stays Unknown.

• Decision Letter Explainer

  Read your letter next to one published rule.

See how records fit

Free tools, then ask your own records

• Free combined-rating calculator — Numbers you type. Not your rating.
• Benefit-rate lookup — VA’s published monthly table. Not your award.
• Free C-file guide — Organize copies you already have.

All free tools

Read a short guide. You file the notice. Stay on schedule. Sort records you already have.

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Your files stay yours

Your files are encrypted when we store them. No outside AI company sees them unless you press an optional AI button, and we never use them to train AI. You can download or delete them any time.

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Short answers on the workspace, the price, and filing.

Read the questions

Start in My Claim.

What’s Next, your progress, deadlines, evidence, and statements stay together while you build the claim.

Start My Claim · See how records and statements fit together