Why I built this.

I am a disabled veteran who served from January 1986 to 1994 — a Desert Storm veteran who still carries the physical and mental impact of my time on active duty.

Over the years, I watched too many veterans struggle to get properly service-connected. Many simply cannot afford to pay thousands of dollars for someone to “put together a plan” — and I was one of them. I used some of those services myself, only to discover that many were not honest about what they offered, or how little they actually did.

Through my own claims, appeals, and hard lessons, I realized something important. In many decisions, the VA fails to meet the reasons-or-bases requirement of 38 U.S.C. § 7104(d)(1) by ignoring favorable evidence, or never explaining why evidence was rejected. Under Caluza v. Brown, the VA must analyze the credibility and probative value of all material evidence — and when it does not, that prevents proper application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule required by 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.102.

It provides tools, guidance, and structured support so you can build your own claim — without being financially exploited. Everything here is free, and it will stay that way. Nothing is behind a paywall, and I do not charge for drafts, packets, or opinions.

Keeping the site online and the research current does cost something. If VA ProSe helps you and you are able, a donation covers the hosting and the upkeep. If you are not able, use it anyway.

My mission is to empower veterans with knowledge, clarity, and a path forward — not to profit from their struggle.

VA ProSe is a research tool. It retrieves and summarizes public authority and drafts language for your review. It does not represent you, does not form an attorney–client relationship, and does not guarantee any outcome. Verify every citation against the official source — govinfo.gov, ecfr.gov, va.gov, and the courts’ own sites — and consider a VA-accredited attorney or claims agent, or a recognized Veterans Service Organization, for representation before VA.