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File a disability claim
Start VA Form 21-526EZ online to request disability compensation for a new condition or an increase.
Verified official destinations
Official VA Action Center
Know what you need to do, but not where to start? Find the official VA or federal page for common benefit tasks, what to have ready, and whether you may need to sign in.
Urgent support
You do not have to face a crisis alone.
If you are in immediate danger or feel you might harm yourself or someone else, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department now.
Before you choose an action
Open the VA Claims GuideUnderstand claim types and timing.
Compare original, increased, secondary, Supplemental, pre-discharge, and special claims—with current processing-time context published by VA.
Before opening a PDF
Find and organize verified VA forms.
Review who completes each form, compare current decision-review forms, browse all public DBQs, and keep a private checklist on this device.
Common next steps
Go directly to the official task.
These links open VA.gov. VetComp Planner never receives your sign-in or anything you submit there.
Official directory
Find the VA action you need.
Search by plain language or narrow the directory by benefit area.
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Claims and appeals
Official government siteSign-in may be required
Protect a possible effective date
Learn how to preserve a potential effective date while preparing a claim, including a disability Supplemental Claim. Complete and file the claim within one year; an award date is not guaranteed.
What to have ready
Starting an online disability claim, disability Supplemental Claim, or pension application while signed in with an identity-verified account can establish an automatic intent to file. DIC and non-disability Supplemental Claims use a separate intent-to-file process; check VA’s instructions.Official government siteVA.gov sign-in required
Check a claim or appeal
Review the status, evidence requests, submitted evidence, and available decision letters for supported claims and appeals.
What to have ready
Your verified VA.gov sign-in.Official government siteSign-in may be required
Review a VA decision
Compare Supplemental Claim, Higher-Level Review, and Board Appeal options before choosing a review path.
What to have ready
Your decision letter, its date, the issue you disagree with, and any new evidence you may have.Official government siteNo sign-in to review
Find supporting claim forms
Locate official forms for private medical records, lay or buddy statements, dependents, and other claim needs.
What to have ready
The purpose of the form or its VA form number, if known.Records and account
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Access VA and military records
Use VA's records hub to find benefit documents, payment history, medical records, identification, and service-record options.
What to have ready
The type of record you need and a verified sign-in for protected records.Official government siteVA.gov sign-in required
Download VA benefit letters
Download available benefit-summary, service-verification, civil-service preference, commissary, and health-coverage letters.
What to have ready
Your verified VA.gov sign-in and a secure place to save private documents.Official government siteVA.gov sign-in required
Add or remove dependents
Review current dependents and submit changes that may affect disability, pension, or DIC benefits.
What to have ready
Relationship and life-event information plus supporting documents requested by VA.Official government siteNo sign-in to review
Search all VA forms
Search VA forms by keyword, title, or form number and open the current official instructions.
What to have ready
A form number or a plain-language description of what you need to do.Official government siteSign-in may be required
Request military service records
Request a DD214, Official Military Personnel File, awards, or other service records from the National Archives.
What to have ready
Branch, service dates, identifying service information, and authorization when requesting for someone else.Health and care
Official government siteSign-in may be required
Apply for VA health care
Apply for VA health care online or review the phone, mail, in-person, and accredited-help options.
What to have ready
Discharge papers, service history, insurance information, and household financial information if requested.Official government siteVA.gov sign-in required
Manage VA health care
Reach appointments, prescriptions, secure messages, medical records, travel reimbursement, and health payments.
What to have ready
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Looking beyond official benefits?
Browse Military Perks & OpportunitiesPrivate-sector resources are in a separate directory.
Military discounts, employers, and colleges are not VA benefits and do not change any benefit match or claim outcome.