After Duty
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Understand your claim. Make every appointment count.

After Duty is an education tool for veterans preparing a VA disability claim. Learn what VA looks for, see where each condition stands in your records, and arrive ready to work with your VSO or attorney.

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Free to start. After Duty is independent and not part of VA.

Open source on GitHub

  1. A current diagnosisA doctor has diagnosed the condition you have today.
  2. An event in serviceSomething happened, or you were exposed to something, while you served.
  3. A link between themA medical opinion connects the two. This is often called a nexus.
The three things VA looks for in every condition you claim.

The people who help

Veterans service officers, accredited attorneys and claims agents, and VA all help veterans with claims, and many help for free. After Duty helps you show up ready, so your time with each of them goes further.

Veterans service officersOften called VSOs

Accredited by VA, and their help is always free. A VSO can help you gather evidence, file your claim, and ask for a review.

Find an accredited VSO on VA.gov
Accredited attorneys and claims agents

Also accredited by VA. Most begin after VA’s first decision, helping with a Supplemental Claim, a Higher-Level Review, or a Board appeal.

When an attorney or agent can help
VAU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA is required to help you gather evidence, including your service records and the medical records you tell it about. VA.gov is where you file and track your claim.

How VA helps you gather evidence
After DutyYour preparation

Helps you understand your own records and come prepared. Filing, representation and decisions stay with your VSO or attorney and VA.

Use the wait well. VSO appointments are often booked a few weeks out, and VA takes time to decide each claim. The steps below turn that time into preparation.

Four steps before your appointment

Start with what you have. Each step makes the next conversation with your VSO, your attorney or VA easier.

  1. After Duty’s Learn screen listing five free guides: how VA rates disabilities, Intent to File, getting ready for the C&P exam, free help from VSOs, and gathering your records.

    Protect your start date

    An Intent to File can set a potential start date for your benefits and gives you up to a year to file. The free Learn guides explain how.

    Free
  2. Documents screen with buttons to upload files or take a photo, and a box to write a personal statement that becomes part of the evidence.

    Bring your records together

    Upload PDFs or take photos of paper records, and write your own statement. Everything stays in one private library.

    Free
  3. Conditions screen for a fictional veteran listing PTSD, asthma with a PACT Act badge, and chronic migraines, each with checks for diagnosis, in-service event and nexus.

    See what each condition needs

    After Duty reads your records, finds the conditions your evidence supports, and checks each one for all three parts.

    Pro
  4. Next Steps screen ranking missing evidence. The top step is a nexus letter for sleep apnea, with what to ask the treating doctor.

    Know your next step

    Missing evidence is ranked by how much it matters, with the form to use and who to ask. Bring the list to your appointment.

    Pro

Then sit down with your VSO or attorney, bring your questions, and let them take it from there.

How a record becomes a plan

Free to start. One flat price for Pro.

Your benefits are yours. After Duty never takes a percentage of them.

Free

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Learn the process and get organized.

  • Five plain-English guides: how VA rates disabilities, Intent to File, the C&P exam, free help from VSOs, and gathering records
  • A private library for your records, including photos of paper documents
  • Personal statements in your own words
  • Sign in with a one-time code, with no password to remember
  • Delete any record, or your whole account, at any time
Start free

Pro

$11.99a month

or $119.99 a year

Understand your records in depth.

  • AI reads each record and lists the facts it found, with the document each one came from
  • Each condition checked for a diagnosis, an event in service, and a link between them
  • Estimated ratings for learning, using VA’s rating schedule and combined-ratings math
  • Next steps ranked by how much they matter, with the form to use and who to ask
  • Ask AI about your claim, with answers that cite your documents and 38 CFR
  • A timeline of every change to your analysis
Start with Pro

Can’t afford Pro? Email [email protected]. No veteran gets turned away.

Cancel anytime from your account. Billing and refunds follow our terms of service.

Built to earn your trust

  • Open source

    The app’s code is public under the Apache 2.0 license, so anyone can check how it handles your records.

    Read the code on GitHub

  • Veteran-built

    Made by Craftloop, a veteran-owned software company, for the veterans it serves.

    Read the mission

  • Private

    Encrypted, and stored on Google Cloud under a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. No ads, no tracking, never sold.

    How we protect your records

  • Checked

    About 1,900 automated tests. VA’s combined-ratings math runs as plain, tested code, never AI.

    How we check our work

Common questions

Straight answers about what After Duty is, and how it fits with the people who help you.

Is After Duty a VSO or a law firm?

No. After Duty is an education tool. Accredited VSOs, attorneys and claims agents can represent you with VA. After Duty helps you understand your records and prepare to work with them.

Does After Duty file my claim?

No. You or your representative file with VA, usually on VA.gov. After Duty helps you get ready, and its guides explain each step.

Is After Duty part of VA?

No. After Duty is an independent app made by Craftloop. It uses VA’s public rating schedule, 38 CFR Part 4, and links to VA.gov for official information.

Is After Duty open source?

Yes. The code for the app and the server behind it is public on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license. Anyone can read it, run it, and check how it handles your records.

Read the code on GitHub

Who decides my rating?

VA does, after it reviews your evidence and any exams. After Duty’s estimates are for learning and planning, and each one shows how confident it is.

What can I do for free?

Read the Learn guides, store and organize your records, and write personal statements, all without a subscription. AI analysis is part of Pro, which is $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year.

What happens to my records?

They’re encrypted, private to your account, and stored on Google Cloud under a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. They’re never sold, and you can delete any document, or your whole account, from inside the app at any time. How we protect them.

Does AI decide anything?

AI reads your records and suggests where your evidence fits VA’s criteria. The rating math, presumptive rules and rating limits run as plain, tested code, and VA makes every decision. See how it works.

Start where you are.

Read a guide, add a record, or write down what you remember. Every step makes the next conversation easier.

Start free Get the Android app

Prefer to talk with someone first? Find an accredited VSO near you.