VACA Claims Workspace
Organize each claim, select the next action, and build the evidence needed to keep moving.
Select a claim once. VACA will use it across next actions, evidence development, statements, and packet building.
Start or track a claim
Start with the condition or issue. VACA can help determine the correct claim theory and evidence path later.
Use a short condition name only. Do not paste denial text here; use Ephemeral Evidence Intake for that.
Optional claim details
Your claims
Next actions for the selected claim
Choose a claim above, then load the next three to five actions.
Claim cleanup and deletion
Clear claim intelligence removes extracted findings/gaps/actions from tests but keeps the claim. Delete claim removes the claim and linked structured records.
Claim overview and evidence gaps
Veteran-facing view of favorable findings, VA denial reasons, evidence gaps, next best actions, appeal lane, and reusable learning.
Use the copy buttons after loading claim intelligence. “Build lay statement” creates a starter outline from the current evidence gaps and actions.
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Explore possible service connections and exposure paths
Explore possible claim connections
Aggressively searches for possible/plausible exposure, symptom, condition, location, unit, duty, news, legal, and research prompts. These are leads only. The Veteran should review, edit, or remove them before use.
Build and export an evidence packet
Build your evidence packet
Builds a VA-facing evidence package from the curated packet sources. This safe version uses a smaller backend response and fixes the failed-fetch issue. Use this after running final packet cleanup discovery.
Core Authority Library Status
GitHub-first authority console. Use buttons 1–4 to verify first, then use button 5 to build the eCFR Part 3/Part 4 GitHub snapshots. GitHub is the source of truth for reusable flat/source records. D1 stores only metadata, status, hashes, and repo paths. Old D1/API seed buttons have been removed.
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Small-File Authority Index
D1 searches metadata first, then VACA loads the exact small GitHub file path. This prevents giant blobs and keeps retrieval fast.
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Static Authority & Research Source Library
Owner-facing GitHub-first console for reusable public/static sources: CFR, U.S.C., M21-1, VA forms, research, case law, GPT/VACA instructions, playbooks, rating criteria, and denial patterns. GitHub is the source of truth for flat files/source records. D1 stores metadata/index only. Do not enter Veteran personal identifiers or raw claim documents.
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Create a Veteran or exposure statement
Create a guided lay statement
Build a facts-found exposure statement from structured answers. Research auto-fill can suggest prompts from claim intelligence, VACA knowledge, and public research metadata, but the Veteran must review every fact. Generated drafts must not be submitted until all NEEDS VETERAN INPUT lines are replaced or removed. Do not enter SSNs, VA file numbers, claim numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, or other personal identifiers.
Add a VA decision, C&P opinion, DBQ, STR, or medical excerpt
Use this section during testing or when pasting targeted excerpts. It is hidden by default for a cleaner Veteran-facing dashboard.
Add targeted evidence text
Paste OCR text, rating decision language, C&P opinion excerpts, DBQ notes, STR excerpts, or a targeted C-file page batch. VACA analyzes it temporarily and stores only redacted structured claim facts. The raw text/file is not retained.