Keep 100% of Your Back Pay
The firms advertising to veterans take a cut of your benefits — often 5× your monthly increase, sometimes $20,000 or more. VetAid never touches a dollar you're owed. VetAid is free for veterans — every analysis, every tool, every form.
Full AI Case Analysis
- Complete multi-stage AI analysis
- Unlimited document uploads
- Downloadable case file & documents
- Regulation & case-law citations
- Secondary-condition mapping
- C&P examiner-error detection
- Auto-filled VA forms (526EZ, 0995, 0996, and more)
- Secure portal sharing with a VSO or attorney
- AI chat for follow-up questions
Free means free. Never a percentage of your back pay, never a subscription, never a card on file. Your VA forms stay free, always. Filling in a 526EZ, 0995 or 0996 is something you're entitled to do yourself for nothing, and we will never put a price on it. If VetAid ever charges anyone, it will be professionals for professional tooling — not veterans.
How that compares
The for-profit "claim shark" companies advertising to veterans take a slice of your benefits — and federal investigators have called it out. From 2025 reporting: one firm charges 5× your monthly increase (real cases of $10,000–$12,000), another charged some veterans over $20,000, and a third was ordered to refund $6.8 million for deceptive fees.
| VetAid | "Claim shark" firms | VSO (DAV, VFW) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Free now → flat fee later | 5× your raise, up to $20,000+ | Free |
| Takes a cut of your back pay? | Never | Often | Never |
| Legal standing | Self-help tool you run yourself | Charging for claims is being criminalized (GUARD Act) | VA-accredited |
| How fast | Minutes | Weeks | Varies |
It's already illegal to charge a veteran to prepare an initial claim, and the bipartisan GUARD VA Benefits Act would restore criminal penalties for the firms doing it. Accredited VSOs help for free and are a great resource. VetAid is a flat-fee, self-help AI tool you run yourself — it reads your file, finds what's missing, and prepares your paperwork. You keep 100% of every dollar you're owed.
Pricing questions
Is it really free?
Yes — free for veterans, full stop. Every full analysis, every calculator, every form. No credit card, no trial that expires, no catch.
Will it cost money later?
Not for veterans. Keeping the veteran side free is the point — it keeps VetAid independent of the back-pay-percentage economics this page documents. If VetAid ever charges anyone, it will be professionals for professional tooling. Your VA forms stay free, always — you're entitled to file them yourself for nothing.
Do you take a percentage of my back pay?
No, never. VetAid charges a flat fee for the analysis only — and nothing at all right now. No percentage of your benefits, no referral fees, and the VA forms themselves are always free.
How are you different from Trajector or Veterans Guardian?
Those firms typically take a percentage of your benefits — often 5× your monthly increase, sometimes $20,000+. Federal investigators have flagged it and the GUARD Act would make it criminal. VetAid never touches your back pay.
Is VetAid affiliated with the VA?
No. VetAid is an independent, veteran-built tool — not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and it does not provide legal advice.
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