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Track my caseload →Service officers: log contacts and forms filed, then print a clean monthly workload report for the county board or subvention file. Local-only — VetAid never sees your data.
Start my log →Just had your exam? Tap what happened and see which part of 38 CFR covers it — painful motion, flare-ups, both sides, your whole file — plus what to write down today.
Debrief my exam →See your real combined rating with the exact 38 CFR §4.25 "whole person" math shown step by step — including the bilateral factor. Why 50% + 30% isn't 80%.
Calculate my rating →Estimate the retroactive lump sum the VA owes you from your effective date forward — and why the effective date is your biggest lever.
Estimate my back pay →Check whether your ratings meet the schedular 60/70 rule for TDIU — paid at the 100% rate even without a 100% rating.
Check my eligibility →Enter the date on your letter and get your exact HLR, Supplemental and Board deadlines — then re-run the VA's combined-rating math from your own letter, step by step.
Decode my letter →Enter the SMC level from your decision letter (K through R.2/T, S) and get the exact 2026 rate with dependents, what it means, and the statute — full official tables on the page.
Decode my SMC level →From your audiogram to your rating: the full 38 CFR §4.85 Tables VI, VIa and VII, walked step by step — including §4.86 exceptional patterns.
Calculate my hearing rating →2026 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, itemized — spouse base, 8-year provision, Aid & Attendance, children, transitional benefit — from VA's own rate tables.
Calculate DIC →All 8 VA health care priority group rules in one table, plus a finder that tells you your group and quotes the exact rule that put you there.
Find my priority group →Your records speak ICD-10; your rating decision speaks 38 CFR codes. VA publishes no crosswalk — this is the editorial one that shows its work, both directions.
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