OBSERVE. ASSESS. UNDERSTAND.
The VA rated you.
We'll show you if they got it right.
Free tools that calculate your real combined rating, find secondary conditions you're missing, and prepare you for C&P exams — built by a 100% P&T combat veteran who fought the system and won.
TOOL 1
VA Compensation Calculator
Real VA math. Not simple addition. See what you should be getting paid.
TRY IT — ENTER YOUR RATINGS
Tap a percentage below to add your rated disabilities
THE TOOLKIT
Three tools. One mission. Your money.
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Compensation Calculator
Enter your ratings, see your combined, monthly payment, tax-equivalent salary, and 30-year lifetime value. Includes bilateral factor, SMC-K, and dependent additions.
✓VA math (§ 4.25)
✓2026 rates (2.8% COLA)
✓Tax-equivalent salary
✓What-if scenarios
✓Retro pay calculator
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Secondary Conditions Explorer
Select your primary condition. See every ratable secondary with nexus strength, typical ratings, and exact dollar impact on YOUR combined rating.
✓6 primary conditions
✓60+ secondaries mapped
✓Dollar impact per secondary
✓Multi-stack calculator
✓Nexus basis & CFR cites
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C&P Exam Prep Simulator
Walk into the most important appointment of your claim prepared. See the exact DBQ form, ROM thresholds, examiner observations, and the words that cost money.
✓5 exam types
✓Interactive ROM sliders
✓Examiner observation guide
✓What to say / don't say
✓Sharp & Correia case law
AI-POWERED
Ask your claim questions.
Get real answers.
Get real answers.
Our AI assistant knows VA regulations, diagnostic codes, secondary conditions, C&P exam procedures, and rating criteria. Ask it anything about your claim — and get specific, actionable answers with regulatory citations. Not generic advice. Not "consult an attorney." Real answers.
"I have a 50% back and 30% PTSD, what's my combined?"
Your combined is 65%, rounded to 70%. That's $1,808.45/mo. But you're likely missing radiculopathy, depression secondary to pain, and possibly ED with SMC-K...
"What should I say at my spine C&P?"
Key phrase: 'During flare-ups my forward flexion drops to approximately [X] degrees.' The examiner MUST record this per Sharp v. Shulkin...
PRICING
No percentage of your backpay. Ever.
Law firms take 20-33% of your retroactive pay. We don't.
RECON
Free
✓Combined rating calculator
✓Basic payment lookup
✓VA math explanation
✓Secondary condition names
✓C&P exam overviews
MISSION
$1924hr access
✓Everything in Recon
✓Full tool access (24 hrs)
✓Complete nexus guides
✓Full C&P prep + phrases
✓ROM simulator
✓Retro pay calculator
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OPERATOR
$9/month
✓Everything in Mission
✓Unlimited access
✓AI Assistant
✓New content monthly
✓Priority support
✓Cancel anytime
COMMAND
$149one-time
✓3 months Operator
✓1-on-1 strategy call
✓Custom claim plan
✓Personalized C&P prep
✓Veteran's Playbook (PDF)
WHO BUILT THIS
A veteran who got tired of watching veterans get screwed.
Army 2006–2012. 101st Airborne Division. MOS 15G, Aircraft Structural Repairer. Afghanistan. After separating, spent six years as a U.S. defense contractor across five countries — Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Taiwan — managing programs from $50M to $180M+. Six Sigma Black Belt. Rated 100% Permanent & Total by the VA. Currently suing the United States in federal court under the FTCA for a 15-year delayed diagnosis of vertebral compression fractures.
After a decade of filing claims, appeals, FOIA requests, supplemental claims, and a federal lawsuit — all pro se, all self-taught — I built the tools I wished someone had handed me on day one. This isn't a law firm taking 30% of your backpay. This is the playbook.
— Cope
After a decade of filing claims, appeals, FOIA requests, supplemental claims, and a federal lawsuit — all pro se, all self-taught — I built the tools I wished someone had handed me on day one. This isn't a law firm taking 30% of your backpay. This is the playbook.
— Cope
You served. You earned it.
Now fight for it.
CLAIM RECON
OBSERVE. ASSESS. UNDERSTAND.
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Not a law firm | Not a VSO | Not taking a percentage of your backpay
Educational tools using publicly available VA rating criteria under 38 C.F.R.
© 2026 Claim Recon | All rights reserved | By Cope
Not a law firm | Not a VSO | Not taking a percentage of your backpay
Educational tools using publicly available VA rating criteria under 38 C.F.R.
© 2026 Claim Recon | All rights reserved | By Cope