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The field manual the VA never gave you.

Built by a veteran Checked against the regulation Zero jargon Free, always
The Library · 13 Volumes

The Whole Benefits Landscape

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.

00Volume 00

Field Orientation

Who counts as a veteran, your DD-214, and setting up VA.gov / ID.me — where to start.

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01Volume 01

VA Disability Benefits

Ratings, claims, the legal framework, appeals, presumptives, and the benefits a rating unlocks.

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02Volume 02

Education & Training

Post-9/11 & Montgomery GI Bill, transfer to dependents, VR&E, Yellow Ribbon, VET TEC.

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03Volume 03

VA Healthcare

Enrollment, priority groups, mental health, Vet Centers, community care, caregiver program.

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04Volume 04

VA Home Loan

Loan guaranty, entitlement, COE, funding fee, IRRRL, and cash-out refinance.

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05Volume 05

Transition & Separation

TAP, separation vs retirement, DD-214, terminal leave, SkillBridge, the first 90 days.

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06Volume 06

Retirement & Military Pay

Retired pay, CRDP/CRSC concurrent receipt, SBP, and blended retirement.

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07Volume 07

Survivors & Dependents

DIC, burial & national cemeteries, CHAMPVA, and Chapter 35 DEA.

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08Volume 08

Pension & Aid + Attendance

Needs-based VA pension (distinct from comp), Aid & Attendance, and Housebound.

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09Volume 09

Life Insurance

SGLI, VGLI, VALife, S-DVI, and the conversion windows that matter.

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10Volume 10

Employment & Business

Federal hiring preference, USERRA reemployment, apprenticeships, veteran-owned business.

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11Volume 11

Records & Corrections

Discharge upgrades, DD-214 corrections, BCMR/DRB, and replacing medals and records.

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12Volume 12

State & Local Benefits

Property tax, tuition, licenses, and the benefits your state adds on top.

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The Video Series

Watch It Explained

Every chapter becomes a straight-talking video — the same answers, walked through step by step. No faces, no fluff, no clickbait.

VA Secondary Conditions Explained: One Rating, More Pay (2026)

VA Disability Pay: 2026 Rate Tables & Dependent Add-Ons Explained

How to Increase Your VA Disability Rating in 2026 (Without a Reduction)

VA TDIU: How to Get Paid 100% (Without a 100% Rating)

Chapter 35: The $56,000 of College the VA Owes Your Family (DEA Explained)

VA C&P Exam: What to Expect and How to Prepare (2026)

Who It's For

Two Kinds of Veteran

Written so someone who knows nothing can win their first claim — and so someone who's been through it keeps it within reach.

01

New to All This

  • Plain English, no acronym soup — every term explained the first time.
  • A clear path from "where do I even start" to a filed, backed-up claim.
  • Step-by-step checklists you can follow without a lawyer.
  • What the VA won't tell you, said straight.
02

Been Through It

  • A fast reference with the regulation cited for every rule.
  • Decision tables for the "if this, then that" situations.
  • Deadlines, thresholds, and appeal lanes in one place.
  • The underused moves — secondaries, TDIU, effective dates.
Independent · Veteran-Built
Est. 2026
Why Trust It

The Manual, From Someone Who Lived It

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.

The Promise

Free to Every Veteran. Always.

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.