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Applying for a Discharge Upgrade or Correction has thirteen steps: read your DD-214, find your 15-year window, choose the right board, gather records and medical evidence, write your statement, file DD Form 293 or 149, and know your next option. Education only.
Filing a VA Character of Discharge Determination has seven steps: find a free representative, read your DD-214, choose this or an upgrade, apply on VA Form 10-10EZ or 21-526EZ, write your statement, add evidence, and plan your next step. Education only.
Three versions of the same buddy statement: weak, strong and harmful. Includes a two-page fillable handout your witness can complete, sign and hand back, plus a checklist to run before you submit.
Five review lanes, and two of them cannot see new evidence. Sorts supplemental claim, Higher-Level Review and the three Board dockets, with a fillable sorting worksheet and one-year deadline check.
A tie goes to the veteran, and an opinion with no reasoning weighs nothing. Explains benefit of the doubt and includes a page to hand your doctor about nexus opinions.
Discharge Review Board or Board for Correction: two boards, two clocks, and the three-year clock starts at discovery. Includes liberal consideration rules and a fillable record worksheet.
PTSD stressor proof has five routes, and four of them let your own account count. Sorts which route fits you and gives a fillable statement worksheet with crisis support built in.
Help from an accredited Veterans Service Officer is always free. Find one at va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative.
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In crisis? Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, then press 1, or text 838255. Free, confidential, 24/7.