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Intent to File tracker
Track the date VA received your ITF, see what is coming due, and keep reminders connected to your profile.
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Your saved ITFs belong to your account. Use Individual mode for your own ITF, or VSO mode for up to 100 veterans.
- See the VA-received date and expiration at a glance.
- Get reminders every 30 days, then weekly in the final 60 days.
- Return to your dates from Profile, under Saved ITFs.
Reminders go only to your own verified account email. The tracker never asks for a Social Security number, VA file number or a veteran's email address.
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How dates and reminders work
Save the date VA received the ITF and the expiration date from your VA record. If you do not have the expiration date yet, the tool suggests one calendar year and marks it Estimated. Check the date before relying on it. A February 29 receipt date and any date that falls on a weekend or holiday need a check against VA's record; the suggestion is not moved for them.
Reminders are every 30 days after you start tracking, then every week during the last 60 days. If you start inside the final 60 days, the first reminder goes in the next daily email run (11:00 a.m. Eastern; a save after 11:00 joins the next day's run). Reminders stop when you mark the claim filed, when the recorded date passes, when you remove the record, or when you turn ITF reminders off in Profile.
VSO reminders go only to the account holder. Veterans on your list are never emailed. Records due on the same day are combined into one email.
Saving here does not file an ITF with VA, does not confirm that VA accepted one, and does not decide which claim used it or what effective date applies.
About Intent to File dates
An Intent to File (ITF) tells VA you plan to file a claim. If VA receives the complete claim within one year of receiving the ITF, the claim can be treated as filed on the ITF date, which can protect an earlier start date for benefits. VA's guidance covers disability compensation, pension and survivors pension, and VA explains how to check whether you have an ITF on file.
This tracker records the dates you enter. It shows how many days remain, keeps the dates in your profile, and sends you reminders. It is a calendar, not a VA record: confirm the receipt date and expiration on VA.gov or with your representative.