Buddy Statement Pack

About this tool

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.

Details

• PDF, 9 pages, 27 fillable fields
• Free download. No email, no account.

Pairs with

• 100 Percent Pay Without a 100 Percent Rating (book, coming soon)
• 100 Percent VA Disability Explained (book, coming soon)
• A VA Disability Claims Manual for the Rest of Us (book, coming soon)
• AI and Your VA Claim (book, coming soon)
• After the DD-214 (book, coming soon)
• BDD Claims Guide (book, coming soon)
• Beyond 100% (book, coming soon)
• Buddy Statements for VA Claims (book, coming soon)
• Filed (book, coming soon)
• Never Too Late (book, coming soon)
• Nexus Letters for VA Claims (book, coming soon)
• Protect What You Earned (book, coming soon)
• Still a Veteran (book, coming soon)
• The Appeals Playbook (book, coming soon)
• The Military Discharge Upgrade Manual (book, coming soon)
• The Military Retiree's VA Guide (book, coming soon)
• The PACT Act Playbook (book, coming soon)
• The Sleep Apnea Claim (book, coming soon)
• The VA C&P Exam Playbook (book, coming soon)
• The VA PTSD Claims Playbook (book, coming soon)
• The VA TBI Claims Playbook (book, coming soon)
• VA Aid and Attendance Guide (book, coming soon)
• VA Claims for Guard and Reserve (book, coming soon)
• VA Mental Health Claims Beyond PTSD (book, coming soon)

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About the author: J. Erickson is a service-disabled Air Force veteran. He served as a military firefighter and as a veteran service officer, where he spent years walking veterans through the same claims process he writes about now. He holds an MBA and writes plain-language guides for veterans who want to understand the system without a translator.