No VA Affiliation
VA Companion is independent software. It is not affiliated with, operated by, sponsored by, or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any other government agency.
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Disclaimer
VA Companion helps organize information, forms, public references, local records, and planning workflows. It does not make VA decisions and does not replace official records, qualified representation, medical care, legal counsel, or financial advice.
Independent software
Not VA endorsed
No professional advice
Verify official sources
Plain-English rule
Verify
Before acting on anything important, compare it against official VA sources or qualified professional guidance.
No Legal Advice
Claim tools, scripts, letters, checklists, and community content are informational aids. They are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client or representative-client relationship.
No Medical Advice
DBQ practice prompts, symptom notes, CHAMPVA content, EOB help, and provider information are not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for licensed clinical care.
No Financial Advice
Compensation, retro, SMC, and rating calculators are estimates and planning aids. They are not official award calculations or financial advice.
No Guaranteed Results
Using VA Companion does not guarantee VA benefits, ratings, appeals outcomes, medical coverage, provider acceptance, CHAMPVA payment, or claim processing speed.
Veteran-First Help Policy
VA Companion does not support claim sharks, predatory claims businesses, or pressure tactics that ask veterans to pay for benefits they have already earned. VA Companion is not claiming VA accreditation, does not represent veterans before VA, and does not replace a VA-accredited VSO, representative, claims agent, attorney, clinician, or official VA source. The service provides tools, information, organization, public data, and connections to accredited or official resources so veterans, survivors, and dependents can make better-informed decisions.
Community and Provider Data
Provider leads, VSO details, forum posts, submitted questions, and community records may be incomplete, user-submitted, outdated, or unverified. Always confirm before relying on them.
External Sites
Links to VA.gov, National Archives, Medicare/CMS, or other sites are provided for convenience. External sites control their own content, availability, privacy, and terms.
User Responsibility
Users remain responsible for reviewing, correcting, verifying, saving, backing up, and safely sharing their own records, generated text, exports, and submissions.