Is Hill & Ponton Legit?
Hill & Ponton is a law firm whose attorneys are accredited by the VA, which puts it in a different legal category from the unaccredited "coaching" and "consulting" companies that most of these pages cover. Accredited attorneys may not charg…
Settlement pending final approvalIs Just4Veterans Legit?
Just4Veterans is a real, operating company, but it is not accredited by the VA to help with disability claims — a fact it states on its own website — and it is currently settling a certified class action alleging it charged veterans unlawfu…
Deadline September 3, 2026 — Opt-out and objection deadline Litigation activeIs Trajector Medical Legit?
Trajector is not accredited by the VA, has received two VA warning letters, and is facing a nationwide class action alleging it charged disabled veterans between $4,500 and more than $20,000 for claims help that federal law requires be free…
Deadline October 1, 2026 — General claims bar date — deadline to file a proof of claim Under injunctionIs VA Claims Insider Legit?
VA Claims Insider is an operating company that is not accredited by the VA. In January 2026 it agreed to a final judgment and permanent injunction with the Texas Attorney General, giving up more than $6.8 million in debts it had billed to d…
Litigation activeIs Veterans Guardian Legit?
Veterans Guardian is an operating company that a federal court has now found liable. On August 3, 2026 the court granted the veterans summary judgment on liability for North Carolina unfair trade practices, having already ruled in May that …
Where VetAid sits in this, stated plainly
We publish these pages and we also sell a product, so you should be able to judge our position rather than take our word for it.
VetAid is not VA-accredited and is not your representative. We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice. Only a VA-accredited attorney, claims agent, or VSO representative may represent you on a claim (38 CFR 14.629).
VetAid is free for veterans — every analysis, every tool. No percentage of your back pay. No referral fees. No subscription. We do not contact the VA on your behalf and we do not file anything for you — the tool reads your decision letter and shows you what it finds, and the documents it produces are yours to take to a VSO, an accredited representative, or the VA yourself.
That flat fee is the difference we are pointing at throughout this section. The companies on these pages were billing veterans thousands of dollars calculated as a multiple of the benefits they obtained. A fee that scales with your award is the structure federal law restricts; a fixed software price is not the same thing. You are entitled to weigh that yourself — and to use a free VSO instead, which we would tell you to do first regardless.
Before you pay anyone
Only a VA-accredited attorney, claims agent, or Veterans Service Organization representative may represent you on a VA claim (38 CFR 14.629), and even accredited representatives may not charge you for preparing an initial claim. VSOs — DAV, VFW, American Legion, and your state or county veterans service office — do not charge veterans at all.
Check whether someone is accredited before you sign anything. If a company sells its service as coaching, education, consulting, or a strategy session rather than claims assistance, check anyway.