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Know Your Rating.
Claim Your Benefits.

The disability calculator and filing toolkit veterans actually use. Calculate your combined rating, surface every condition you can claim, find the benefits you've earned, and file ready.

VA Ready on the App Store. Vet Ready on Google Play. One app, two stores.

25,000+
Active veterans
8,949
Accredited VSOs
762
Conditions
2,305
Peer-reviewed studies
1,083
MOS profiles
824
Bases tracked
644
State benefits
32
Federal benefits
App Store. VA Ready Google Play. Vet Ready Free Rating Calculator → How It Works ↓

Used by 25,000+ veterans Sourced from current 38 CFR Data stays on your device

Live on iOS and Android. Different name per platform (Google Play requires a non-government-sounding name), same app, same data.

The calculator, and what makes it different

Every other calculator gives you a number.
Ours shows you the criteria behind it.

Combined-rating math is the easy part, and everyone does it. The hard part is knowing why a condition sits at 30 and not 50. VA Ready shows you the actual 38 CFR break points for all 762 conditions, so you are reading the same criteria your rater reads.

VA Ready showing the 38 CFR 4.130 rating criteria for PTSD, diagnostic code 9411, with the 0, 10, 30, 50, 70 and 100 percent break points listed in full and 50 percent selected.
Pick the level that matches your symptoms. The exact criteria for every break point, quoted from 38 CFR, not a slider and a guess.
VA Ready showing a combined rating of 100 percent with a step-by-step breakdown of how the VA combined each condition under 38 CFR 4.25, including the bilateral factor under 4.26.
Then watch the VA's own math run. Every step shown, including the bilateral factor, cited to 38 CFR 4.25 and 4.26. No black box.

This is an educational tool. It shows you the criteria and does the math. It does not predict what the VA will award you, and neither can anyone else.

Open the free calculator → Get the app free
4.8out of 5 on the App Store
547 ratings there, and 88 reviews on Google Play
“The exact same rating the VA certified me for”
★★★★★

“I entered all of my ailments, and it calculated the exact same rating that the VA certified me for. That gave me a lot of confidence in its accuracy. I also love supporting veteran-owned businesses… I highly recommend this app to any veteran who wants to better understand their VA rating or estimate their benefits.”

Kimberly Marin · Google Play · Jul 23, 2026
Recent Updates
★★★★★

“The ability to document your evidence, make notations, and review your conditions with periodic updates and comments solidifies this app as the best app there is for viewing, preparing, and filing VA Disability Compensation Claims. Worth way more than the cost of the lifetime subscription.”

ChubbyButFunny · App Store · Aug 21
Most detailed
★★★★★

“This app is it. The one that hits every function of a claim. Not only just conditions. But what I was missing out on by MOS.”

DanielJ87 · App Store · Apr 12
“I didn’t know I had so many benefits in my state”
★★★★★

“Love this app! I didn’t know that I had so many benefits in my state. Free license plate and tax exemptions!! Thank you!!”

Carmen Umbria · Google Play · Apr 29, 2026
“A great repository”
★★★★☆

“4.5 as it is. But this app is a 5/5 for potential. Even if you know all this information, it’s a great repository.”

Ryan Kielty · Google Play · Jul 28, 2026
Life changer
★★★★★

“This app is great. Tracks all your claims and helps you making sure you do not forget any appointments along the road. Definitely download it if you are about to separate / retire from the Military.”

TreborG89 · App Store · Apr 22

Reviews as veterans left them on the App Store and Google Play, including the four-star ones. Nothing solicited, nothing incentivized. The calculator is an estimate tool, not a prediction: what the VA awards depends on your evidence and your exam.

Build the record, then hand it over

Claims are decided on documentation.
Not on how well you remember.

A rater and a C&P examiner assess frequency and severity over time. One exam captures one day. Log it as it happens, keep the dates, and walk into your VSO appointment with it printed.

VA Ready symptom log for a knee condition, diagnostic code 5260, with a severity slider, notes field and a 30-day history grid showing averages and worst day.
Daily symptom log, free. Severity and what it stopped you doing, per condition and side, with a 30-day pattern an examiner can read.
VA Ready claim journal with timeline, evidence and conditions tabs, a searchable dated record, and an annual reminder toggle.
Claim journal, free. Every filing, letter and exam dated, with gathered-but-unsent evidence flagged and a once-a-year review reminder.
A VA Ready C and P slash DBQ exam questionnaire PDF for PTSD, diagnostic code 9411, with the veteran's own written answers about how it started, flare-up frequency and duration, and what a good day looks like, ending in a signature line.
C&P exam answers, in your words. Write them before you are put on the spot. Describes your average and worst day, not just how you feel in the room.
A VA Ready Evidence Pack PDF for PTSD, diagnostic code 9411, listing 26 peer-reviewed studies with key findings, a why it matters line, full citations and PubMed links.
Peer-reviewed evidence pack. Real studies for your condition with key findings, why each matters, and the PubMed link. Verified against the NIH database.
VA Ready VSO packet builder showing five selectable sections above a Build the Packet button.
VSO packet builder. Pick the sections, build one numbered PDF: conditions, presumptives, symptom log, exam answers, journal.
A generated VA Ready VSO packet PDF cover page with service history and a numbered table of contents.
What your rep actually gets. Cover page with each period of service, a contents list with page numbers, everything numbered through.
How to document your claim → Get the app free
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Does your Reserve or Guard time count?Free Annual Training can service connect a disease. A drill weekend generally covers injury only. Find out which rule applied to each period you served, under 38 CFR 3.6. Check your duty status →
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By the numbers

Real veterans. Real data. Real impact.

VA Ready isn't a list. It's a working toolkit, cross-referenced line-by-line against 38 CFR, growing every day.

25,000+
Active veterans
Growing every day
8,949
Accredited VSOs
Sourced from the VA's OGC accreditation list
2,305
Peer-reviewed studies
From PubMed & the NIH, linked to 384 diagnostic codes
762
Conditions
Every 38 CFR diagnostic code, cross-referenced
1,083
MOS / AFSC profiles
All six branches, 213 legacy codes included
824
Bases tracked
DoD PFAS & EPA Superfund sites, overseas + PACT countries
644
State benefits
All 50 states + DC, fact-checked to official state sources
32
Federal benefits
VR&E, VA home-loan funding-fee waiver, CHAMPVA, Chapter 35, and more
87
Additional-duty profiles
Ranger, Pararescue, MARSOC, SEAL, Space Force, and more
52
Cited exposures
Each tied to VA.gov, 38 CFR, ATSDR, or congress.gov
50+5
States & territories
All 50, plus DC, PR, GU, USVI, AS, CNMI
Enter your MOS, branch, & service dates
Build your claim list condition by condition
See your combined rating with real VA math
Discover every benefit you've earned
File ready. Nothing missed.
See it in action

Inside the app

Real screens from VA Ready, your combined rating, the benefits you've earned, the presumptives your service unlocks, and exactly where you stand in the filing process.

Marquee Feature · Now Live

The Exposure Calculator

Add the bases you served at and the aircraft you worked on. Watch every presumptive condition you may be eligible for tick up in real time.

Navy nuclear community, done right

Machinist’s Mate, Electrician’s Mate, and Electronics Technician (Nuclear) are now split between submarine and surface. MMN-SS / MMN-SW and so on, each with its own exposure profile. Plus secondary qualifications as additional duties: Engineering Laboratory Technician (ELT), Engineering Watch Supervisor, and Nuclear Welder.

Free & Pro

Hundreds more bases worldwide

A major expansion of the Exposure Calculator, stateside, overseas, and the installations Navy and Air Force veterans kept asking for. 816 documented bases now tracked, each tied to its documented exposures. If your base wasn’t there before, search again.

Free & Pro

More aircraft and ground vehicles

Added the MV-22 Osprey, F-35, KC-46, and a full ground-vehicle fleet. HMMWV, MRAP, JLTV, LAV, each with the right icon and exposure links. 67 airframes and vehicles now mapped to the exposures tied to them.

Free & Pro

New guides for rating reductions & appeals

Five new filing guides for when the VA moves against an existing rating: proposed reductions, protected ratings (the 5-, 10-, and 20-year rules), total-disability protections, Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE), and your due-process rights, each cited to the governing 38 CFR section.

Free & Pro

Built for iPad & tablets

Every screen and detail view now fills the screen on iPad and Android tablets instead of a small floating card, the condition picker, filing guides, and your claim, sized for the bigger display. Easier to read, easier to tap.

Free & Pro

Fixes & polish

Corrected rating screens that could highlight two options at once, restored the Left/Right toggle on shin splints, sharpened search, and improved stability throughout.

Free & Pro
Marquee Feature · Now Live

The Peer-Reviewed Research Library

Every claim is stronger with evidence behind it. Tap a condition and see the real, peer-reviewed studies that back it, sourced from PubMed and the NIH, with a direct link to every paper.

2,305 Studies, Linked to the Conditions Vets Actually Claim

Open any condition in My Claim to see the peer-reviewed literature tied to it, title, journal, year, key findings, why it matters, and a direct PubMed link. The library now spans 2,305 studies across 384 diagnostic codes, from PTSD, depression, knee, back, sleep apnea, hypertension, and hearing loss to the cancers presumptive under PACT and Agent Orange. The conditions veterans file most, tinnitus, PTSD, back and knee, sleep apnea, migraines, hearing loss, GERD, and more, each carry a dozen or more studies spanning prevalence, severity, treatment outcomes, and service-connection. Every reference is real and verified against the live National Library of Medicine database, no placeholder citations.

Pro

VSO Packet Builder. Walk In With the Whole File

Most veterans walk into a VSO appointment and try to recall years of history out loud. Build the packet instead, and pick what goes in it: conditions and ratings with the criteria level you selected and where your evidence stands, presumptives matched from the bases and aircraft you served on, your symptom log, your Exam Questionnaire answers in your own words, and your claim journal with any gathered-but-unsent evidence flagged. It prints with your full service history on the cover, each period listed separately with its branch and component, so your rep can apply 38 CFR 3.6 to Active, Reserve and Guard time instead of guessing at one collapsed date range.

Pro

Evidence Pack. Hand Your C&P Examiner the Receipts

From any condition’s studies sheet, tap Share and get a printable PDF: citation, key findings, plain-language relevance, and the PubMed link for every study. Bring it to your C&P exam, hand it to your VSO, or attach it to your claim. Your full Claim Summary PDF now ends with the same peer-reviewed evidence appendix, one block per condition.

Pro

Now Covering Parkinson’s, ALS, MS, Sarcoidosis & More

The latest expansion added research for dozens of conditions that didn’t have it before, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis, asbestosis, and TBI-related dementia, plus cranial- and peripheral-nerve conditions, the full mental-health spectrum, and kidney and endocrine disorders. More diagnostic codes are added every cycle.

Always growing
Version 1.8.4 · August 2026

What’s New

Record your service the way you actually served it, period by period, then hand your VSO a packet built from everything you have logged. Since 1.7.0 the app also keeps a full claim journal, writes your C&P exam answers before the exam, and now saves the collateral duties that carry their own claimable conditions.

Every period you served, not one date range

Active Duty then Guard? Two branches? Each period is now recorded on its own with its dates, its component, and the MOS you held during it, and the same MOS can belong to more than one period. This is not bookkeeping: the VA applies different rules to Active, Reserve and Guard time under 38 CFR 3.6, and a rep cannot apply them to a single collapsed span. Every export now prints your service history as separate line items. See which of your duty periods count →

Free

The VSO Packet Builder

Pick the sections and build one numbered PDF to hand across the desk: conditions and ratings with where your evidence stands, presumptives from your exposures, your symptom log summary, your exam answers, and your journal timeline with anything gathered but unsent flagged. It prints with your full service history on the cover. See what goes in it →

Pro

The Claim Journal keeps the whole thing

Most of a claim happens in the gaps: the appeal that takes eighteen months, the nexus letter you gathered and never sent, the knee that gets worse a little every winter. Timeline, evidence and conditions in one searchable place, every entry dated, with a once-a-year reminder to review your own record. Years later you still have the dates.

Free

Your C&P exam answers, written before the exam

The examiner asks how you are doing. The rating criteria ask how you are on an average day and a bad one. Answer the questions at your kitchen table instead: how it started, how often flare-ups hit and how long they last, what a good day looks like. Export it, and note that an examiner is not required to accept papers at the exam, so submit it on a VA Form 21-4138 beforehand if you want it in your file.

Pro

New: save the collateral duties you held

SERE, Auxiliary Security Force, Detainee Operations, Drill Sergeant, Airborne, and dozens more. Save them to your profile and they print on your claim summary, VSO packet and exposure profile. A collateral duty carries exposures and claimable conditions your primary MOS does not imply, and a VSO cannot ask about a duty they were never told about.

Free

Find a VSO by ZIP, town, or where you are standing

The finder was rebuilt on real geographic search across 8,949 accredited offices, so a county or a town name resolves instead of failing, and results sort by actual distance. My VSO is its own tab, with appointment reminders and veteran reviews you can report or mute.

Free

Symptom entries you can edit or delete

Tap any entry in your history to view it, correct it, or remove it, with a confirmation first because your log is evidence. The 30-day grid, average, days logged and worst day give a C&P examiner the frequency-and-severity picture one appointment cannot show.

Free

Corrections worth knowing about

Special Monthly Compensation is calculated correctly now: most SMC levels replace your schedular rate rather than adding to it, and SMC-K is the exception that adds on top. Bilateral flat feet is one rating rather than two, because 38 CFR rates it as a single condition covering both feet. TDIU now distinguishes granted from applying for it, so a pending claim never prints as a rating you hold.

Free

Build your claim like a mission.

Add conditions from the 15 most-claimed list or search all 755 in the VA's rating schedule. For each one:

Projected Combined Rating
70%
$1,716.28/mo
2026 rates · With spouse + 1 child

See what you've earned at every level.

Tap any rating from 0% to 100% and see every benefit it unlocks. Federal and state.

✓ QUALIFIED
AT 70% RATING
VA Healthcare (Priority Group 1)
CHAMPVA for Dependents
DEA Chapter 35
Property Tax Exemption (TX)
+ 14 more benefits

Claim Intel: every condition you can claim.

Your MOS, your PACT Act presumptives, and your exposures, merged into one ranked list.

CLAIM INTEL · YOUR MOS
11B
Infantryman · Army
noise blast burn pits combat
✓ PACT Act Eligible
14 conditions identified

A GPS to your VA decision.

Tell the app where you are and the Claim Navigator maps the whole route, turn by turn, from “getting ready to file” to “decision made.” No more guessing what comes next.

YOUR CLAIM · TURN BY TURN
Getting ready to file
Claim received
C&P exam scheduled
Decision
NEXT: Prep for your C&P exam, here’s the guide

Your filing coach.

Based on your separation date, the app tells you where you are in the VA process and what to do next.

★ BDD WINDOW OPEN
127
days until separation
DO THIS NOW:
File your BDD claim today on VA.gov
How it works

Setup to filed, five steps.

Five minutes of setup buys a lifetime of benefits you've already earned.

1

Set Up Your Profile

Branch, MOS, service dates, separation date, state, dependents, deployments, and exposure history. Takes 2 minutes. Everything stays on your device.

2

Build Your Claim

Pick from the most-claimed conditions or search all 755. Rate each one using the VA's own criteria. Watch your combined rating update in real-time, with the bilateral factor handled automatically.

3

Open Claim Intel

One screen merging your MOS-typical conditions, PACT Act presumptives, and conditions tied to your exposures. Tap to add. The app warns you about pyramiding before it lands. Multi-MOS supported.

4

Track Your Evidence

For each condition: diagnosis, service records, nexus letter, buddy statements, DBQ review. Check them off as you gather them. Know when you're ready.

5

File With Confidence

Export your claim summary with every condition, diagnostic code, and estimated rating. Use it as your checklist on VA.gov. Nothing missed, nothing forgotten.

Plans

Built for veterans. Priced like it.

Free covers the full claim flow. Pro unlocks the deep CFR criteria, every state's benefits, and the full Claim Intel engine. Pick what fits.

Free
$0
forever · no card needed
 
Everything you need to start a claim today.
Pro Monthly
$4.99
per month · cancel anytime
Try it without commitment
The full toolkit, billed monthly.
Renews monthly until cancelled. Manage in App Store / Google Play.
Best value
Pro Lifetime
$59.99
once · never expires
Pays for itself in 18 months
Pay once. Keep it forever. Done.
One-time purchase. Subscription-free.

All transactions handled by Apple on iOS and Google Play on Android. Free tier requires no account. Pro purchases sync automatically across devices on the same App Store or Google Play account. Prices in USD.

Common questions

Questions veterans ask first

Is VA Ready affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs?

No. VA Ready (iOS) and Vet Ready (Android) are independent products and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. All rating criteria come from publicly available federal regulations (38 CFR).

Is the VA disability calculator free?

Yes. The combined-rating calculator with TDIU and P&T math, your claim list, federal benefits, the accredited VSO finder, and the daily symptom log are free with no account required. Pro unlocks the full 38 CFR rating criteria, all 50 states’ benefits, and Claim Intel.

Why is the app called VA Ready on iOS but Vet Ready on Android?

It’s the same app and the same data. Google Play requires a non-government-sounding name, so the Android release is named Vet Ready while the iOS release is named VA Ready.

Does VA Ready keep my personal information private?

Yes. Your profile, claim list, and reminders stay on your device. There are no user accounts and no cloud sync of personal data. Reference content such as rating criteria and benefits is fetched read-only over an encrypted connection.

What does the Exposure Calculator do?

You add the bases you served at and the aircraft you worked on, and it cross-references your service against the PACT Act, Camp Lejeune, AFFF/PFAS, K2, Agent Orange, and other presumptive registries to surface the conditions you may be eligible to claim, each linked to a primary source.

You served. Get what you've earned.

Every day you wait is a day of benefits you're not receiving.
Start building your claim on iPhone or Android.

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VA Ready (iOS) and Vet Ready (Android) are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. This app does not provide legal or medical advice. All information is based on publicly available VA regulations (38 CFR) and documented best practices. Ratings and benefit estimates are for informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical decisions and a VA-accredited attorney or claims agent for legal counsel.