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Written plainly. Built by a U.S. Army veteran and former VA HUD-VASH housing and peer specialist.
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Take the 3-minute briefingDisability ratingsLook up a specific condition
Rating criteria, diagnostic codes, evidence requirements, and C&P exam tips for hundreds of conditions across every body system.
Browse rating articlesClaims processNavigate the claims process
Step-by-step guides on filing, evidence, nexus letters, C&P exams, appeals, supplemental claims, and the PACT Act.
Browse claims guidesState benefitsFind your state's benefits
Property tax exemptions, education waivers, employment preference, license programs — what your state offers beyond the federal VA.
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A few of the most-read pages across rating criteria, the claims process, and the blog.
PTSD Rating Criteria
How the VA rates PTSD under 38 CFR 4.130, what evidence helps, and common reasons for low initial ratings.
Read article →Claims guideBurn Pit & PACT Act Claims
Presumptive conditions under the PACT Act, who qualifies, and how to file or re-file a previously denied claim.
Read article →BlogHow to File a VA Disability Claim
A plain-English walkthrough of the claims process — from gathering evidence to what happens after you submit.
Read article →BlogHow VA Combined Ratings Work
Why two 50% disabilities do not add up to 100%. The "whole person" formula, the bilateral factor, and the final rounding step.
Read article →Recently updated
See everything that's changed →- Sep 1Gulf War illness pages now set out the statute and the regulation
The Gulf War illness guide, the undiagnosed illness rating page, the PACT Act overview and the presumptive conditions post now set out what the statute and 38 CFR 3.317 each say about when an undiagnosed illness must appear.
- Aug 31Agent Orange presumptive pages now state the hypertension dates
The Agent Orange presumptive guides, the hypertension page and the coronary artery disease page now set out the dates the PACT Act gives for the hypertension presumption, including the October 1, 2026 date on which it applies to every claimant.
- Aug 31Four more heart and circulation pages reviewed against 38 CFR 4.104
The endocarditis, pericarditis, pericardial adhesions and hypertension pages now set out the rating levels the schedule prints for each code, and the bradycardia page says what an asymptomatic finding means for a claim.