Notes from the file room

How the VA claims process actually works.

Explainers, rule changes, and plain-language walkthroughs — written so you can read your own record and understand your own decisions. No outcome promises, no urgency, no percentage of anybody's benefits.

Start with your own record

The VA has a file on you. Most veterans have never read it.

It’s your record and you’re entitled to it. Request it, upload it, and read what it actually contains — conditions already noted, exams already performed, records the VA already holds. $25 a month, flat, cancel anytime.

Where we stand
  • Educational content, not advice about your specific claim.
  • We publish outcome data with the methodology attached, never beside a signup button.
  • Free accredited help exists — VSOs, DAV, VFW, the American Legion — and we say so.
  • Flat $25 a month. Never a percentage of your benefits.