15 tools · all included with your Commander account
Every tool here makes your claim stronger.
Use them before, during, or instead of a documentation package — they're free either way. Organized by where you are in your claim.
Stage 01 · Prepare
Know what a strong claim needs
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 toolRating Calculator
Combined-rating math the way the VA actually does it.
Included with a Commander account
Open toolPresumptive Conditions
Check conditions the VA presumes are service-connected for your era.
Open toolMedication Check
The medications you take for service-connected conditions carry FDA-labeled side effects — some of them claimable as secondary conditions under 38 CFR 3.310. Check yours against the labels.
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.
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Open toolStage 02 · Build Your Case
Build the evidence
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 ScanIncluded 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 toolStage 03 · Review & Submit
Check it before the VA does
Decision Letter Analyzer
Breaks down your denial letter and explains the rater's reasoning.
Commander DecodeOpen 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 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 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 toolWe build the strongest case your evidence supports.
Every tool is grounded in 38 CFR, M21-1, and published case law. We never promise a rating or an outcome — no honest tool can.