VA Disability Claims Guide & Free Tools
Free VA disability claim guides, calculators, and checklists to file right the first time, appeal a denial, or increase your rating. Straight talk—no upsells, no BS.
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Run These Before You File
Protect your effective date, find secondary conditions, and calculate your combined rating. These are the steps I wish someone had shown me before my first claim.
Featured Playbook
How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating
Use the increase rating playbook to document worsening symptoms, match 38 CFR criteria, file VA Form 21-526EZ or 20-0995 when needed, and protect your effective date.
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2026 VA Disability Rates: Complete COLA Charts & Payment Schedule
2026 VA disability compensation rates with 2.8% COLA increase. Complete rate charts from 10%-100%, dependent add-ons, payment schedule, and calculator. Effective Dec 1, 2025.
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Next Moves for Ongoing Claims
- VA Supplemental Claim: How to File Form 20-0995 After Denial — add new and relevant evidence if the VA missed key proof.
- How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating — document worsening symptoms and lock in higher percentages.
- Tinnitus VA Claim Field Manual — noise exposure playbook for the VA's most common award.
- Sleep Apnea VA Claim Field Manual — CPAP, nexus, and Diagnostic Code 6847 strategy.
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