28 things to have squared away before you touch VA.gov — diagnosis, records, evidence, statements, and the pre-separation steps most veterans miss. Includes the bonus Pre-Separation Documentation Checklist for those still serving.
Because most first claims don't struggle on the merits — they struggle on preparation. A current diagnosis that never made it into writing. Records nobody requested. A C&P exam walked into blind. Every one of those is preventable, and every one is on the list.
This is the same readiness standard taught in the Standfast Claims Academy, distilled to a single page you can act on this week — free, because the veterans who need it most are the ones who haven't started yet.
Claims Academy