Built on 1,871,000+ Board decisions. Not on guesses.

How Claim Raven compares.

Every option has a place. Here's what each one costs and what you get. What it costs: Claim Raven, Free to start. Plans $14.99 to $39.99 a month. Pathfinder $500 a year.; Claim companies, Often five times your monthly increase; VSOs, Free; Attorneys and agents, Commonly 20% of back pay, after your first decision; On your own, Free, plus your time; AI chatbots, Free or a monthly fee. Fee tied to your award: Claim Raven, No; Claim companies, Yes; VSOs, No; Attorneys and agents, Yes; On your own, No; AI chatbots, No. VA-accredited: Claim Raven, No. It's software you use yourself.; Claim companies, Most aren't; VSOs, Yes; Attorneys and agents, Yes; On your own, Not needed; AI chatbots, No. Who files your claim: Claim Raven, You; Claim companies, You; VSOs, Your VSO; Attorneys and agents, Your attorney or agent; On your own, You; AI chatbots, You. Board decision research: Claim Raven, Built in: 1,871,000+ decisions, 234 million+ data points; Claim companies, Varies; VSOs, Varies; Attorneys and agents, Case by case; On your own, Whatever you can find; AI chatbots, No dedicated library. Shows the source for its answers: Claim Raven, Every answer; Claim companies, Varies; VSOs, Varies; Attorneys and agents, In written arguments; On your own, Not applicable; AI chatbots, Not reliably, and can invent citations. When you can get help: Claim Raven, Day or night, including by phone; Claim companies, Office hours; VSOs, Office hours, often by appointment; Attorneys and agents, Office hours; On your own, Anytime; AI chatbots, Anytime.

Which one fits your claim.

Claim Raven. You want to handle your own claim and get it right: a new claim, an increase, a supplemental claim or a Higher-Level Review. You want to know why you were denied, find what's missing, write strong statements and keep all of your back pay. A VSO. You want free, accredited help and someone to file for you. Claim Raven works alongside your VSO. Bring your decoded letters, evidence list and statements to the appointment and get more out of it. An attorney or agent. Your case is complicated or headed to the Board or the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Legal help is worth considering there, and it's fair that skilled legal work costs money. A claim company. For a routine denial, an increase or a supplemental claim, paying thousands of dollars to someone who isn't accredited and can't file for you is hard to justify. An AI chatbot. Fine for general questions. For your claim, you need answers tied to the actual rules and decisions, with sources you can check.

What the Board's rulings show.

Patterns across about 1.4 million rulings from 2021 to 2026. They describe how the Board ruled, not a prediction for one claim. 49% of issues the Board sends back go back for an inadequate VA exam. For knee, back, hip and sleep apnea claims it's 61 to 64%. Raven Eye and Raven Cipher check your exams for the same problems. 69% of appeals of a lowered rating ended with the Board ruling for the veteran. When VA cuts a rating you already have, the appeal is often worth bringing. 55% of secondary claims were granted when decided, against 46% for other service connection claims. A condition caused by one that's already service connected is a strong claim when the medical link is in the record. 72% of TDIU rulings were granted when the rating rule was met, and 16% when it wasn't. Knowing which rule your ratings meet changes how you build the claim. Ruling-level rates from Board decisions, 2021 to 2026. Associations, not causes.

Tools built for the hard parts of a claim.

Decode your decision letter. Raven Eye explains why VA decided what it did and what evidence was missing. Ask with sources. Ask Raven answers claim questions and cites 38 CFR, the M21-1 and Board decisions. Read your whole C-file. Raven Cipher reads your full claims file and indexes every condition, exam and opinion with page numbers. Write your statements. Raven Scribe drafts personal statements and buddy letters from your own words. Get a plan built from your records. Pathfinder writes your claim strategy and guides each step. $500 for the year, 0% of your back pay, full refund for 30 days. Call anytime. Claim Raven's AI assistant answers questions about plans and tools at (877) 806-3795, day or night.

What the same raise costs.

Say VA raises your monthly payment by $700. A claim company at five times the increase: $3,500. Pathfinder, the whole year: $500. Claim Raven Standard, six months: $149.94. A VSO: $0.

Why pay $3,500 when you still file it yourself?

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