A free VA DBQ forms finder. Type each condition you're claiming and get the matching Disability Benefits Questionnaire from VA's public list, with a link to the form. Answer the optional evidence questions to also see what else VA needs and whether a nexus opinion is likely needed.
What this is and isn't. VetAid tells you whether a claim needs a nexus opinion. It never writes one: only a qualified medical professional can. This is general information, not legal advice and not representation. Nothing you enter is stored.
A Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) is the standard form an examiner fills out to record the diagnosis and how severe a condition is. VA rates from those findings. VA posts some DBQs publicly so your own doctor can complete them.
Some conditions are not on VA's public DBQ list. For those, VA examines you with its own exam, and the finder says so instead of guessing a form. It only links forms from the VA list in our data.
No. A DBQ records the diagnosis and severity. Whether service caused the condition is a separate medical opinion. The finder tells you whether you likely need one. VetAid never writes one: only a qualified medical professional can. The nexus letter checker covers that question first.
No and no. This is general information, not legal advice and not representation. Nothing you enter is stored. A VSO, attorney or claims agent can represent you, and VSOs help for free.
Sources: 38 CFR 3.303, 3.310, 3.307, 3.309, 3.159 and 3.326; VA's public DBQ list (retrieved 2026-07-24); Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions in VetAid's corpus. No login, no storage, no AI in this check.
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