VA Claim Commander
Veterans don't win claims. Evidence does.
See the conditions you may be able to claim — free, in minutes.
No account. No upload. No cost. Tell us what you're claiming and instantly see what a strong claim needs, the conditions yours can trigger, and what we'll build for you.
Free — no card required.
- Protected by signed HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
- Encrypted at rest & in transit
- Never used for AI training
Your records are processed to surface your conditions, then discarded — never stored on our servers.
Illustration: VA Claim Commander scans an uploaded record and surfaces conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, GERD, migraines, and lumbar strain, each tagged with where the supporting evidence was found and whether it appears unclaimed or linked as a secondary condition.
One path, however you got here
Every veteran walks the same road.
New claim, more conditions, a rating that's too low, or a denial — it's all the same path. We just meet you where you are and carry you the rest of the way.
all merge onto ↓
1. Discover
what you can claim
2. Gather
your evidence
3. Build
your documents
4. Sign
by a real provider
The keystone5. File
organized to win
6. Track
every phase, explained
The VA denies claims where a single link in the chain is missing. We make sure no link breaks — so your evidence becomes your strongest claim, signed and organized, instead of getting lost in the gaps.
How it works
Three steps. From your records to a signed, file-ready package.
No appointment. No waiting room. Free to start.
Scan your records
Upload your file — STRs and private/civilian records, both first-class. Commander Scan surfaces every condition, flags the ones not in your current ratings, and shows the exact evidence behind each finding.
Scan my records — freeBuild your documents — then attack them
Nexus letters, personal statements, and buddy statements — drafted to the evidentiary standard VA raters evaluate against, then checked against that standard before you ever see them.
Get it reviewed and signed
A nexus letter or DBQ only counts once a licensed provider reviews and signs it. Through Commander Health, a licensed clinician reviews your draft, edits as their judgment requires, and signs — so what you submit carries real clinical weight.
- Licensed clinician review & signature
- Clinician edits freely before signing
- Built from your actual records
- No guaranteed outcomes — ever
The part the VA weighs most
A checklist doesn't win a claim. A signed opinion does.
The VA won't act on a checklist or an unsigned draft — it weighs signed, documented evidence, and that's the hard part where most veterans get stuck. We take every document further: we check it the way a VA rater will — before you file — build it from your real records, and make it signature-ready, so a licensed provider can review and sign it. You leave with a document that's ready to be signed and filed, not a to-do list.
- Built right and checked before you file
- Licensed provider reviews, edits, and signs
- Built from your own records — ready to sign and file
25 free tools.
Zero paywalls.
Use them before, during, or instead of a documentation package. They're free either way.
Stage 01 · Prepare
Start Your Claim
Tell us one condition and get an instant, honest game plan — what a strong claim needs and what we'll build.
Open toolCould I Qualify for More?
Map the chain of conditions that flow from what you're already rated for.
Open toolRating Calculator
Combined-rating math the way the VA actually does it.
Free with a Commander account
Open toolPresumptive Conditions
Check conditions the VA presumes are service-connected for your era.
Open toolService Exposure Finder
Cross-reference your duty stations and dates against the presumptive exposure map — Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, burn pits, radiation — plus documented PFAS sites.
Free with a Commander account
Open toolMOS / AFSC Exposure Lookup
Enter your military job (MOS, AFSC, or rate) and see the exposures it commonly supports — hazardous noise (hearing loss & tinnitus), fuels, solvents, firefighting foam — grounded in the VA's Duty MOS Noise Exposure Listing.
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Open toolRating Criteria Checker
Check the symptoms you actually have against the 38 CFR rating criteria and see which level they align with.
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Open toolSecondary Conditions
Explore conditions commonly caused or worsened by your diagnosis.
Open toolCommander Connect
See your complete VA picture — ratings, static status, future exam risk — and import instantly.
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Open toolITF Tracker
Track your Intent to File deadline so your effective date is protected — countdown, status alerts, and a free 30-day email reminder. No account required.
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Open toolClaim Playbook
Your whole claim mapped into one game plan — the plays, the secondary cascade, what a nexus letter contains, and exactly what to file in what order.
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Open toolStage 02 · Build Your Case
C-File Analyzer
Deep-reads your entire claims file and surfaces conditions you never claimed.
Commander ScanPremium — reads your entire file
Open toolEvidence Gap
Compares your records against rating criteria to show what's missing.
Commander ScanFree with a Commander account
Open toolNexus Letter Request
Draft a one-page request to hand your own doctor, with a checklist of what the VA looks for in a nexus letter.
Open toolBefore You File
For each condition, the objective evidence to document and the denial reasons to close — framed as exactly what to ask your treating doctor.
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Open toolDoctor Visit Prep
Before your appointment: exactly what to ask your provider to document, what the C&P examiner checks, and how to file it — so your claim isn't under-documented.
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Open toolStage 03 · Review & Submit
Decision Letter Analyzer
Breaks down your denial letter and explains the rater's reasoning.
Commander DecodeOpen toolFight a Denial
Paste your denial letter for a per-reason rebuttal roadmap — what the VA said and the concrete steps to answer each one.
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Open toolCheck a Letter You Paid For
Paste a nexus letter or DBQ you were given and see the quality issues a VA rater weighs — boilerplate language, unverifiable citations, missing rationale — before you file it.
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Open toolCUE Detector
Upload an old VA rating decision to scan for Clear and Unmistakable Errors that could reopen your claim and award back pay.
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Open toolTrack My Claim
Pick the phase your claim is on and get a plain-English read on what's happening and what's next — no extension, no sign-up.
Open toolVSO Handoff Brief
Build a one-page brief for your free VA-accredited rep — the conditions you're claiming, the evidence you have, and what you're asking them to file.
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Open toolCongressional Letter
Draft a letter asking your Representative or Senator to push the VA on a stalled or delayed claim.
Open toolC&P Exam Prep
Shows the exact criteria your examiner evaluates for your condition.
Commander PrepOpen toolC&P Exam Simulator
Practice your C&P exam with an AI examiner that walks you through the questions you'll face.
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Open toolWhy veterans trust this
Built to the standard VA raters actually evaluate against.
Every document is grounded in your own records and current regulation, then put through an adversarial audit before you ever see it — no guesswork, no fabricated sources, no outcome promises. Just the strongest case your evidence supports.
- Verified PubMed citations — no fabricated sources
- Spicer v. McDonough but-for causation language
- CAVC and BVA-grounded generation
- Licensed NP review through Commander Health
- Veteran-owned · TVC VEP-099193
- Your data is never used for AI training
Already have a nexus letter or DBQ from somewhere else?
Run it through Commander Check — a free audit of any private medical opinion before you submit it to the VA.
Try Commander Check- free tools
- 25+free tools
- C&P exam conditions covered
- 49C&P exam conditions covered
- presumptive conditions searchable
- 91presumptive conditions searchable
- secondary condition relationships
- 92secondary condition relationships
- adversarial audit passes per document
- 4adversarial audit passes per document
- for veterans — every document
- $0for veterans — every document
Grounded Intelligence
CFR 38
Diagnostic codes & rating criteria
M21-1
VA adjudication procedures
BVA & CAVC case law
Published Board & Court decisions
Every draft is reasoned against CFR 38, M21-1, and published case law and audited by an adversarial rater pass — so the evidentiary standard is built in, not bolted on.
Free for veterans. Built for the pros who serve them.
Best for the veteran filing a single claim who wants every tool and document at no cost.
Every tool and document draft here is $0 — no card, no contingency fee, and never a cut of your back pay. A clinician-signed nexus letter, when you want one, is a flat $500 through Commander Health, because that's a licensed provider's time.
- ✓All free tools — calculator, claim tracker, decision analyzer, C&P prep, and more
- ✓Full document drafting — personal & buddy statements, a general nexus statement
- ✓Build My Claim — one tap assembles your package from your records
- ✓Every document checked against 38 CFR Part 4 + M21-1 before you file
- ✓Download included — clean, professional PDFs · no card required
- ✓Everything in Free
- ✓Multi-client dashboard
- ✓Persistent client records
- ✓Organization branding on documents
- ✓Evidence quality assessment per condition
- ✓Pay only for the veterans you're serving — scale up or down anytime
Every VACC tool is free for veterans — the whole toolbox, nothing paywalled. Generous monthly limits on the free plan; Premium lifts them for veterans who want more.
Veterans don't win claims. Evidence does.
Your story is your evidence. Let's build the proof.
Scan your records, see what you missed, and generate your package — free, with every word in front of you before you decide anything.
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