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Which rating criteria do your symptoms meet?

Rating Criteria Checker

The same 38 CFR Part 4 criteria a VA rater evaluates against — check the symptoms you actually have and see where they line up, and what the next level describes.

Symptoms → criteria

Check what you genuinely experience and see which rating-criteria level those symptoms appear in — for 40+ conditions, straight from 38 CFR Part 4.

What the next level describes

See the criteria for the next threshold up and which symptoms raters look for there — so you know what, if it reflects your reality, to get documented.

Reference, never a prediction

This never predicts or promises a rating. Raters apply the full criteria as a whole; we only show you where your reported symptoms align.

This shows which rating criteria your symptoms align with — it is not a prediction or a promise of any rating. VA raters decide using the full criteria as a whole. Only check what you genuinely experience.

Criteria paraphrased from 38 CFR Part 4 for readability. Informational only — never a prediction, a promise of a rating, or legal advice, and never a prompt to report symptoms you don't have. A VA-accredited representative provides free individualized guidance.

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Turn your symptoms into a claim

Commander maps your symptoms to the rating criteria in a personal statement, then builds the nexus letter and supporting documents around them.

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Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Informational only — not a prediction of any rating and not legal advice.