VA Claim Resources You Can Put to Work
Access practical guides, checklists, field manuals, and other resources designed to help you better understand the VA disability claims process, organize your information, and prepare before deciding what comes next.
Start With the Essentials
These foundational resources can help you understand your claim, evaluate your evidence, and organize your information before you file or decide what to do next.
Review the key areas of your claim before you file. Use this checklist to organize what you have, identify possible gaps, and determine what may need more attention.
Use the companion field manual to work through your evidence step by step, identify what each piece of evidence proves, and spot areas that may need more attention.
Use practical worksheets, guides, and resources to organize your claim information, identify the items that may need attention, and make more informed decisions.
More Free Guides & Checklists
Find practical resources for specific parts of the VA disability claims process—from preparing to file to understanding evidence and getting ready for a C&P exam.
Understand what to consider after establishing an Intent to File and what to organize before submitting your claim.
Review the major pieces of a Fully Developed Claim and determine whether your evidence and information are organized before filing.
Prepare for a C&P exam, understand what the examiner is evaluating, and avoid common mistakes without trying to game the examination.
Review your claim package before you submit it. Check that your evidence is organized, your forms are complete, and the information supporting your claim is ready for VA review.
Work through the reasons VA gave for denying your claim, identify possible evidence gaps or errors, and organize what deserves your attention before deciding what to do next.
Understand what a medical nexus opinion is designed to address, what makes an opinion useful, and what to look for when reviewing one for your claim.
Need More Than a Checklist?
When you need more structure, VCME offers additional resources designed to help you work through your claim information step by step.
Veteran Claims Toolkit
A practical collection of worksheets, guides, and tools designed to help you organize your claim information, evaluate what you have, and identify areas that may need more attention before you decide what comes next.