Claim File Readiness Check
A step-by-step tool that checks and grades how complete your claim file is, 0 to 100, before you submit an Initial Claim, a Secondary Claim, or a Claim for Increase with the VA. It walks you through the same claim record elements the VA evaluates and points you to curated guides based on the M21-1, 38 CFR Part 4, and 1.9 million BVA cases to help you strengthen your claim and fill in anything you may be missing. The score is a completeness grade for your file based on your own answers. It is not a prediction about any outcome, and it says nothing about how your claim will be decided by the VA. The tool is designed to help ensure you submit a claim file that contains all of the elements required to adjudicate your claim.
This page is educational and is not legal or medical advice. The readiness score is arithmetic over your own answers about what is in your file; it is not a prediction, an assessment of any claim, or a recommendation. RateMyVSO does not prepare, present, or prosecute claims. All RateMyVSO tools are free.