The field manual the VA never gave you.
One benefit domain per volume, from your first claim to the benefits nobody tells you about. Free PDFs you can read start to finish or keep on hand as a reference. Every fact traced to the federal regulation it comes from.
Who counts as a veteran, your DD-214, and setting up VA.gov / ID.me — where to start.
Download PDF 01Volume 01Ratings, claims, the legal framework, appeals, presumptives, and the benefits a rating unlocks.
Download PDF 02Volume 02Post-9/11 & Montgomery GI Bill, transfer to dependents, VR&E, Yellow Ribbon, VET TEC.
In Preparation 03Volume 03Enrollment, priority groups, mental health, Vet Centers, community care, caregiver program.
In Preparation 04Volume 04Loan guaranty, entitlement, COE, funding fee, IRRRL, and cash-out refinance.
In Preparation 05Volume 05TAP, separation vs retirement, DD-214, terminal leave, SkillBridge, the first 90 days.
In Preparation 06Volume 06Retired pay, CRDP/CRSC concurrent receipt, SBP, and blended retirement.
In Preparation 07Volume 07DIC, burial & national cemeteries, CHAMPVA, and Chapter 35 DEA.
In Preparation 08Volume 08Needs-based VA pension (distinct from comp), Aid & Attendance, and Housebound.
In Preparation 09Volume 09SGLI, VGLI, VALife, S-DVI, and the conversion windows that matter.
In Preparation 10Volume 10Federal hiring preference, USERRA reemployment, apprenticeships, veteran-owned business.
In Preparation 11Volume 11Discharge upgrades, DD-214 corrections, BCMR/DRB, and replacing medals and records.
In Preparation 12Volume 12Property tax, tuition, licenses, and the benefits your state adds on top.
In PreparationEvery chapter becomes a straight-talking video — the same answers, walked through step by step. No faces, no fluff, no clickbait.
Written so someone who knows nothing can win their first claim — and so someone who's been through it keeps it within reach.
The Veteran Field Manual is built by an Army veteran rated 100% permanent and total, with paralegal training — someone who ran the same gauntlet the VA hands every claimant and came out the other side.
This isn't a content farm scraping blog posts. Every chapter is traced to the primary source — the statute, the Code of Federal Regulations, the VA's own forms — and written to be understood, not to sound impressive.
No faces, no fear-mongering, no held-back answers. Just the manual the VA never handed you on the way out.
Every PDF, every video, every page — free. Nothing to buy, no upsell, no email wall on the answers. The channel is funded only by YouTube ad revenue, so the veteran never pays. If it helps one person get what they earned, it did its job.