The Veteran's Claim Handbook

THE VETERAN'S CLAIM HANDBOOK Know what you earned — and the exact move that claims it The VA already wrote it down. In regulations, in rate tables, in its own manuals — published, public, and never explained to the man it belongs to. 80 pages, 13 chapters, plain English. Every chapter ends in a checklist you can act from. Why 50 plus 50 is not 100 · Paid at the 100% rate without a 100% rating · The claims hiding inside the ones you already have · What the VA has already conceded — Agent Orange, burn pits, and the job the Defense Department graded for noise before you ever filed · The one-page form that backdates your money a year · Denied: three lanes, three forms, one deadline · The second check almost nobody claims Plus six fillable worksheets, a glossary, and every form number in one place. Every regulation is quoted with its section number, so you can check me rather than trust me. Not legal or claims advice. No loopholes, no promised ratings, no "you're owed $X." Free help first: an accredited VSO will file all of this for nothing. Never pay anyone a percentage of your back pay. Instant PDF, 2026 edition. If it doesn't help you, email me and I'll refund it.