Find VA rules and research for your condition.
Explore rating criteria, medical research and Board decision examples. Read source explanations, open the originals and keep useful references with your own notes.
Understand the sources behind your questions.
Read the rating criteria. Find the rating references for your condition. See the wording of the criteria and use available explanations to understand what they describe. Explore medical research. Read selected study summaries, why they may be relevant and what they leave unanswered. Open the original source when you want to look more closely. Learn from Board decisions. Explore how evidence and medical opinions were discussed in other veterans' cases. Read the examples and consider the questions they raise for your own research.
Go deeper with a specific question.
Search medical literature, Board decisions and legal sources when you want to explore beyond a condition guide. Focus your search on a condition, exposure, possible connection or issue you want to understand.
Keep the source and why it matters.
Save useful references in My Library and add notes about why you want to return to them. Group related sources into an evidence package and connect it to a Claim Workspace. Your research stays tied to the preparation you're doing.
Start with the condition you're researching.
Explore its references and keep the sources worth coming back to. Start free
Common questions
What does a free account include?
The core condition research library, saving sources with notes and organizing references into evidence packages. Advanced AI research has separate usage limits.
Does every condition have the same research available?
No. Some guides include selected medical studies and Board lessons. Others provide rating references. Use advanced research to explore a question more broadly.
Can I read the original sources?
Yes. Source links let you open the underlying reference. Study summaries explain their review basis where available, so you can distinguish an abstract-based explanation from a full-paper review.
Can I export what I've saved?
Yes. You can export saved library references and notes. Evidence packages can be downloaded as Markdown files with source links and notes.
How is this different from Ask Raven?
Ask Raven helps you work through questions in a conversation. Raven Research lets you browse and search sources, read their explanations and build a library you can return to.