Veterans Claims Edu
Free VA claims education library · Veterans Claims Education — an education-only publisher; by its own statement it does not assist with, prepare, file, or represent veterans on claims, and never charges fees
A free, plain-language library for the homework before a first claim: what every claim has to prove, the four ways to connect a condition to service, Intent to File, evidence checklists, C&P preparation, and how to read a decision letter. Its downloadable guides — including the free ‘Understanding Your VA Claim’ guide — carry checklists, glossaries, and links back to official VA sources. The site states its limits on its own pages: education only, no filing service, no fees — which is exactly why it can be trusted as homework.
Why we carry them. The honest kind of claims help: a free library that teaches you the system and sends you to accredited help for the filing — no percentage, no coach, no shark.
Start here — their essential work
- Start Here — The front door: what every claim must prove, the four routes to service connection, Intent to File, C&P prep, and the free ‘Understanding Your VA Claim’ guide.
- Free Guides Library — Its full shelf of free downloadable guides — the library in one place, each with checklists and official-source links.
- Free Claims Help — Who can legally help for free — VSOs, county service officers, accredited agents and attorneys — how to verify accreditation, and how to spot and report claim sharks.
- The Pact Act — Every burn-pit, Agent Orange, and radiation condition and location, the conditions veterans often miss, and what to do when yours is not on a list.
- Presumptive Conditions — What ‘presumptive’ does and does not do, category by category — from chronic diseases within a year of discharge to Camp Lejeune and Gulf War illness.
- Reviews & Appeals — How to read a decision letter page by page, and how to choose between a Supplemental Claim, a Higher-Level Review, and a Board appeal.
- Caregiver Programs — PCAFC and general caregiver support explained — stipend levels, the home assessment, documenting care, and what to do if VA says no.
Summaries are ours. The work is theirs — we link to it, we don’t lift it. Visit Veterans Claims Edu →