Veteran-authored tools
Prepare for a VA disability claim factually and in your own words.
Use an optional 7-, 14-, or 30-day symptom and functional-impact log, then review a factual summary created only from what you entered.
- Browser-only entries
- Print-ready summary
- No rating predictions
Before you begin: This optional worksheet is not VA-required, is not a medical record or medical opinion, and does not establish service connection, eligibility, or a disability rating. Do not delay an official filing to complete it. For individualized claims help, use a VA-accredited representative.
Define it once
What issue are you tracking?
Use plain language. Do not guess a diagnosis.
Tell the history once
What is the history of this issue?
Record an observation
How is it affecting you today?
See the pattern
Your observations
No observations yet.Nothing is saved to a server or browser storage.
Your worksheet
Review, print, or save
Choose an area, name the issue, and add at least one observation to create your worksheet.
What this tool intentionally does not do
- Recommend what condition to claim or which review lane to choose
- Match symptoms to diagnostic codes or VA rating criteria
- Score claim strength, evidence sufficiency, or approval probability
- Generate a nexus opinion or medical conclusion
- Add facts, diagnoses, service events, exposures, or dates
- Submit information to VA