VA Disability Tools

Plug in your rating + dependents and see exactly what monthly compensation it yields under the 2026 pay tables (Dec 2025 COLA). Includes TDIU, SMC, and a 5-year projection.

Enter your claim filing date, rating, and dependents — see how many months of retroactive pay you have coming and the dollar total. Covers Intent-to-File lookback and the four big effective-date rules.

Stack your current service-connected ratings, add a hypothetical new claim, and see exactly how your combined rating and monthly check change. Includes the § 4.25 efficiency formula and § 4.26 bilateral factor, plus a 30-year lifetime marginal value.

Calculate your combined VA disability rating correctly using the VA Combined Ratings Table (38 CFR § 4.25). VA Math is not simple addition.

Retired military + VA-rated? See what you'd actually take home under the default offset, with CRDP (concurrent receipt), and with CRSC (combat-related). Honest math on which to choose at open season — including the tax-free vs. taxable angle most online tools miss.

Walk through the TDIU criteria (§ 4.16) one decision at a time. Schedular vs extra-schedular path, single-disability vs combined, work history, marginal employment. Get a clear outcome plus the exact forms and evidence to file.

Special Monthly Compensation is the most under-claimed VA benefit — SMC-K alone covers single-organ losses most vets never file for, and L–R cover catastrophic injuries the rater won't always tag. Walk through the § 3.350 criteria and see the highest tier you appear to qualify for, plus the forms and evidence to claim it.

Generate a personalized evidence checklist based on your claimed conditions. Know exactly what medical records and documents you need.

Your C&P exam is 15–30 minutes and the examiner controls everything. Pick your condition(s) and generate a printable prep checklist — evidence to bring, the exact CFR phrases that unlock higher tiers, common mistakes, and the questions to ask the examiner before you leave.

Add all your current service-connected conditions with ratings. Get a prioritized flow of which secondary conditions to claim next, organized by strength of medical link.

Lay statements get veterans under-rated when they're vague. Pick your role (veteran, spouse, coworker, supervisor, battle buddy), answer a guided questionnaire in your own words, and get a structured draft with CFR-aligned phrasing suggestions on the side. You provide every fact — the tool only organizes it.

Search 38 CFR § 4.xxx diagnostic codes to find the right DC for your condition. Links to the relevant VA regulation.