Stay on schedule

What VA says

The one year starts on the date you filed the notice. Stay on schedule. This page does not pick your dates. We do not file the rest of the claim.

After you notify us of your intent to file, you have 1 year to complete and file your claim.

VA’s intent-to-file page.

Finish the rest of the claim

Finishing the rest means the records and forms you choose to send to VA. We help you review and organize papers you already have. We do not decide the claim. We do not promise a rating or a payment.

We help you review your documents against the published rating criteria. Rating criteria are the public rules VA published. This is education and organizing. It is not a promise of a rating. We do not decide the claim. We do not file.

What this page does not do

• You prepare your own claim. We organize and educate. We do not file.
• We are not an accredited representative. We do not prosecute a claim.
• This is not a VA decision. We do not decide the claim. It is not a promise of a rating.
• Never a percentage of VA pay.
• You fill this out and send it to VA. We do not fill it in with your records. We do not send it. We do not make a packet that is ready to file.

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