The 10-Step VA Disability Claim Roadmap

File your Intent to File today to lock in your backpay date. This 5-minute step could be worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Learn the Caluza Triangle — the 3 pillars every VA claim must satisfy: current diagnosis, in-service event, and medical nexus.

Request your DD-214, Service Treatment Records, and personnel files. These are the foundation of your claim.

Write powerful lay statements and buddy letters that translate your service into evidence the VA rater understands.

Get nexus letters, complete DBQs, and use the ACE process to build an airtight medical evidence package.

Submit your claim the right way. Compare Fully Developed Claims vs. Standard Claims and organize your evidence package.

Survive your C&P exam with proven tactics. Learn what to say, what NOT to say, and how to handle a bad examiner.

Track your claim status on VA.gov and schedule VERA appointments to get real answers from a human.

Denied or rated too low? Learn your 3 appeal options: Higher-Level Review, Supplemental Claims, and Board Appeals.

Protect your rating with the 5/10/20-year rules and unlock every benefit you and your family deserve.