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EMERITNew · iPhone app

An iPhone app that works out the money side of your VA file — offline, from the team behind this site.

Get it on the App Store

Example · a common combination

  • PTSD70%
  • Lumbar strain20%
  • Tinnitus10%

Simple addition says 100%.

Combined rating

80%

Monthly, with spouse + 1 child

$2,406

It is not 100% — it is 80%. VA percentages don't add up. Each one is applied to whatever ability is left after the one before it, so three conditions almost never total what the arithmetic says. The estimator does that math for you, at 2026 rates.

That took 15 seconds. Do yours

Where are you in your claim?

Pick the one that sounds like you.

New claim

I'm filing a claim for the first time

Check what you qualify for → estimate your rating → draft the doctor letter.

Check what I qualify for →

Then: Estimator → Nexus drafter

C&P soon

My C&P exam is coming up

Know what the examiner is scoring before you walk in.

Prep for my C&P exam →

Then: debrief after the exam

Denied

They denied my claim — what now?

Decode the letter. Pick an appeal lane. File with real Board precedent.

Translate my denial letter →

Then: $99 Precedent Brief for the appeal

Increase

I'm already rated — what am I missing?

Find conditions secondary to what you have. Then check missed SMC.

What else am I owed? →

Then: SMC checker → file Form 21-526EZ

Estimate

Just want to know what I'd be rated

See your rating + monthly pay in 15 seconds. No signup.

Estimate my rating →

Then: Nexus drafter for any condition

Not sure? Start with the presumptive checker — it surfaces claims you may have already earned but never filed, and the answer is free in 30 seconds.

Flagship · $99 flatFor vets who've been denied or are appealing

The Precedent Brief.

Up to ten real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions matched to your claim — most with facts like yours, plus a couple showing what the Board turned down. Findings of Fact and Reasons & Bases quoted word for word, with a citation line ready to paste into your VA form. You see the exact number before you pay.

Claim-shark firms charge $3k–$20k for this research. We charge $99, flat, one time, no cut of your back pay.

Learn more about the Precedent Brief →Try the free Precedent Finder first
Extract-only
Every quoted passage is verbatim from the Board's published decision. No AI rewording.
Filed-ready
Placement guidance for 21-4138, 20-0995, 20-0996, 10182 — paste citations straight in.
60 seconds
Delivered to your inbox right after checkout. Download from a private link.

20 free tools. Plus one $99 brief for appeals.

EligibilityFree

Presumptive Conditions Checker

AI reads your service narrative and matches against PACT Act burn-pit, Agent Orange (incl. hypertension via PACT 2022 addition), Camp Lejeune, Gulf War Illness, and radiation frameworks. CFR citations included.

~10 sec · 7 frameworks · free

RatingFree

Rating Estimator

Your conditions mapped to 38 CFR Part 4 diagnostic codes. Combined rating calculator. 2026 monthly dollar amount with dependents. Auto-flags TDIU eligibility (most miss it).

~15 sec · 2026 rates · TDIU-aware

AppealsFree

Denial Letter Decoder

Paste your VA Rating Decision. AI identifies every denied issue, translates VA-speak into plain English, picks the right appeal lane (Supplemental, HLR, or Board), and lists the exact evidence to win it. 1-year clock starts the day they mail you.

~20 sec · 3 appeal lanes · free

More free tools

Nexus Letter DrafterEvidenceThe #1 reason claims with valid diagnosis and service events get denied: weak nexus wording. We draft the template with "at least as likely as not" language. Download as a clean PDF for your doctor.C&P Exam PrepExamThe single moment that decides your rating. Walk in knowing what the examiner is scoring on the DBQ, how to describe your worst day in VA language, and the red flags that quietly cost vets a tier — or the whole claim.Secondary Conditions DiscoveryIncreaseSleep apnea secondary to PTSD. Migraines secondary to TBI. Radiculopathy secondary to lumbar spine. The fastest path to a rating bump — claim what your already-service-connected conditions cause.Rating Gap ExplainerIncreaseRated too low? AI reads your symptoms vs the next CFR tier and tells you the exact evidence — pulmonary function values, range-of-motion degrees, GAF score — that moves you up. With the right form to file.Special Monthly Compensation CheckerHidden $SMC is the most under-claimed VA benefit. Veterans with ED, mastectomy, severe TBI, or 100% + 60% from a different body system are missing thousands per year. We find every entitlement and tell you the form to file.TDIU Eligibility ScreenerHidden $100% pay at a 60% or 70% rating if your conditions keep you from substantially gainful work. Most vets who qualify never file. Schedular vs extra-schedular paths, with the form (21-8940) to send.Claim Status InterpreterStatusVA.gov shows "Evidence gathering" or "Preparing decision letter." That means nothing to a vet. Paste your status, get plain English: what step you’re really at, what the VA is doing, what comes next, and how long it usually takes.
Now on the App Store · iPhoneFrom the team behind this site
EMERIT

What the VA already owes you.

An iPhone app that works out the money side of your file: extra statutory pay you may qualify for, back pay from an earlier effective date, and which of your ratings the VA can no longer cut. Every figure shows the federal rule it came from.

No AI guesses. It is arithmetic over the published 38 CFR tables — the same rules the tools on this site run on, in your pocket, offline.

Download on the App Store

$49.99 once — or $34.99/yr, 7 days free

Never a percentage of your back pay. The tools on this site stay free either way — Emerit is a separate app, not a paywall going up around anything you already use.

Emerit's audit screen: a combined 70% rating paying $2,074.45 a month, above two completed checks that each found something.

Four checks, run against your own file

You enter your ratings once. Everything below is computed from that, on your phone.

Extra statutory pay (SMC)

Whether you look eligible for Special Monthly Compensation, and at which level. It is paid on top of your percentage. The most-missed one is loss of use of a creative organ.

38 CFR 3.350

Back pay

What an earlier effective date is actually worth. Payments start the first day of the month after the effective date — not on it — which quietly costs most estimates a month.

38 CFR 3.31

Rating protection

Which of your ratings are locked under the 5-, 10- and 20-year rules, which are still exposed, and the exact date each one changes.

38 CFR 3.951, 3.957

Deadline clocks

The one-year window to file a Supplemental Claim or a Higher-Level Review, counted down and reminded before it closes.

38 CFR 3.2500

Your file stays on your phone

No account, no login, no server copy. There is nothing to sign in to. Same promise as this site — enforced by the code, not by marketing.

What it is not

A reference tool. It does not file your claim, cannot represent you, and never talks to the VA. Accredited reps are free — use them too.

Free to download. iPhone, iOS 17 and up. Read the full breakdown at emerit.aiappnation.com →

No iPhone, or not ready to buy? The SMC checker and back-pay calculator are free on this site today.

Who does what

Know the difference. It's your rating, your money.

Claim sharks

Trajector · Veterans Guardian

  • ✗Up to $20,000+ per claim
  • ✗Or 5× your first monthly award
  • ✗FTC fined Trajector in 2024 for deceptive practices
  • ✗GUARD Act (H.R. 1732) would make them criminal

NexusVetClaims

You are here

  • ✓Free AI tools you run yourself
  • ✓Software, not representation
  • ✓Built by a vet who lived it
  • ✓No strategy-call upsell, no % cut

VA-accredited VSOs

DAV · VFW · American Legion

  • •Free — use them too
  • •Overloaded, weeks-long waits
  • •Quality varies wildly
  • •Required for representation by 38 USC 5904

Guides · 80 conditions · PACT, AO, Lejeune, Gulf War

Rating guides for the most-claimed conditions.

Plain-English breakdowns of 38 CFR Part 4. Rating tiers, 2026 monthly dollar amounts, secondary conditions, and nexus tips — all free.

TinnitusDC 6260PTSDDC 9411Sleep ApneaDC 6847Lower Back PainDC 5237HypertensionDC 7101MigrainesDC 8100IBSDC 7319Crohn's Disease (Lejeune)DC 7326Multiple SclerosisDC 8018ED (SMC-K)DC 7522Parkinson's (AO/Lejeune)DC 8004Ischemic Heart Disease (AO)DC 7005Bladder Cancer (triple)DC 7528Fibromyalgia (Gulf War)DC 5025TBI ResidualsDC 8045
See all rating guides →

Video · free on YouTube · nothing to sign up for

Prefer to watch?

Plain-English walkthroughs of the benefits most veterans never hear about. Pick one — it opens on YouTube.

All videos on YouTube →

Start where you are.

If you don't know where to start, start with the presumptive checker. The VA presumes service-connection for certain conditions tied to where you served — no medical nexus required, ~75% approval rate. Most vets don't know what they already qualify for.

Check my presumptive eligibility

NexusVetClaims is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. We provide claim-preparation software only. Always consult a VA-accredited representative before submitting a claim.