VA Claim Extractor

A free, no-account web tool that helps U.S. military veterans organize a VA disability claim. It reads the medical records, rating decisions, and notes you upload, pulls out the conditions that may be claimable, drafts plain-English VA Form 21-4138 personal statements that align with 38 CFR Part 4 phrasing, and pre-fills the official VA Form 21-526EZ for your review and signature. All case data lives in your own browser — there is no account to create and nothing is stored on a server tied to you.

Who it's for

• Veterans preparing a new VA disability claim.
• Veterans filing for an increase on an existing rating.
• Veterans who got a rating decision and want it translated into plain English.
• Veterans researching secondary conditions linked to their service-connected ones.

What it does

• Extracts conditions from uploaded medical records and tags confidence (High / Medium / Low).
• Drafts a single combined VA Form 21-4138 personal statement covering every claim on the case.
• Suggests secondary conditions with citations to 38 CFR § 3.310.
• Analyzes a VA rating decision letter and explains what it actually says.
• Pre-fills the VA Form 21-526EZ PDF from the case so you only edit and sign.

What it does not do

• It does not file anything with the VA on your behalf.
• It does not represent you. It is not a VSO, attorney, or claims agent.
• It does not predict what the VA will decide.
• It does not store your medical records on a server tied to you.
• It does not take a percentage of your back pay. It is free and will stay that way.

Frequently asked questions

Is this tool free?

Yes. It is free to use, with no account, no paywall, and no take of your VA back pay. A small team covers the AI bill personally to keep it free for veterans. Donations are optional and only help cover those costs.

Is this legal advice or VA representation?

No. This tool is informational. It is not legal advice and it is not your representative before the VA. Only VA-accredited attorneys, claims agents, and VSO representatives can legally file a claim on your behalf (38 USC § 5901; 38 CFR § 14.629). You can find one at va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation.

Does it file my VA claim for me?

No. It helps you draft the documents — a 21-4138 personal statement and a pre-filled 21-526EZ — that you then review, sign, and submit yourself or through your accredited representative.

Where does my data go?

Cases, claims, drafts, and uploads are saved in your own browser's local storage, not on our servers. When you run an analysis, the relevant pages are sent to Anthropic's Claude API to generate the output and are not used to train Anthropic's models. HIPAA does not apply because this tool is not a covered entity.

Does it work for secondary conditions?

Yes. The secondary-condition suggester proposes conditions that may be linked to your already-claimed ones, with citations to 38 CFR § 3.310 and a confidence label. Treat suggestions as research leads to discuss with your doctor and VSO.

Does it work with rating decision letters?

Yes. Upload a VA rating decision and the tool will translate it into plain English, surface what the VA found persuasive, and flag specific arguments you might raise on a supplemental claim or higher-level review.

Who built it?

A small independent team. The people who built this tool are not VA-accredited attorneys, claims agents, or VSO representatives. Treat every AI output as a draft for your own review and run it past an accredited rep before you sign anything.