Claims tools
Claim path picker
Wrong lane wastes a year. Answer a few questions, get a suggested path, and track the common one-year clock from your decision date.
Claim path picker
Increase, Supplemental, HLR, or Board? Answer a few questions — then track the one-year clock from your decision date.
Optional. We estimate the common 1-year window for HLR / Supplemental effective-date protection — confirm on your notice.
Signed-in users can email-remind this deadline (14 / 7 / 1 days out). Account.
Suggested lane
Likely Supplemental — confirm with a VSO
Your answers are mixed. Most veterans in a gray zone either need new evidence (Supplemental) or a same-record review (HLR within 1 year).
Check the decision date on your letter before you pick a lane.
Next steps
- Decode the rating decision for denied/deferred issues.
- Run evidence gaps on the weak claim.
- Ask a VSO which lane preserves your effective date.
Also consider
- • Within 1 year + no new evidence → HLR.
- • Already SC and worse → increase.
Educational only — not legal advice. Appeal lanes and deadlines are fact-specific; verify with an accredited VSO or attorney.