VA Claim Preparation Worksheet
Organize your conditions and documents before a VSO or VA appointment. The sheet builds live and prints clean.
Fill in your conditions and dependents. A clean, printable preparation sheet builds live — bring it (and your documents) to a VSO or VA appointment.
Service-connected conditions
VA Disability Claim Preparation Sheet
Prepared by VivMetric · 10/5/2026
Estimated combined rating
40%
Estimated 2026 monthly compensation
$882.84 / month (tax-free)
Conditions listed
- Unnamed condition — 30%
- Unnamed condition — 10%
Documents to bring
- DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)
- Current VA disability rating decision letter
- Medical records supporting each claimed condition
- Dependency evidence (marriage certificate, child birth certificates, school enrollment for 18–23)
- List of medications and treating providers
Estimates only — based on the VA efficiency formula and the 2026 compensation schedule. The official combined rating and payment are determined by the VA. Confirm with a VSO.
Before you fill this in
The worksheet exists to do the arithmetic of a combined rating in one place, because the combination is not a sum. Ratings are combined under a formula that applies the remaining percentage each time, so adding a second disability never simply adds its number to the first. Doing that by hand across several conditions is where mistakes happen, and a small error at the first step compounds through the rest.
Have your individual condition ratings in front of you before you start, taken from your decision letter rather than from memory, and record them in the order they appear on the letter. The order does not change the combined result, but keeping to the document makes the output easier to check against your award. The worksheet is a planning aid for understanding how a combination was reached; it is not a filing and it does not replace your own award letter.
Source & verification
- Combined rating and compensation estimates use 38 CFR § 4.25 / § 4.26 and the VA.gov FY2026 schedule.
- Retrieved and verified: 2026-08-23. This worksheet is a planning aid, not a filing.