GUIDON: VA Benefits Guide

Lost? Find your GUIDON. The VA benefits system wasn't built to be understood. GUIDON was. Built by a veteran for veterans, families, and caregivers, GUIDON turns the VA claims process into plain language — and points you straight to the official sources for every answer. WHAT'S INSIDE • Knowledge Base — 100+ plain-language answers about VA disability claims, records, appeals, and more, each linked to its official source at VA.gov or the National Archives. • The GUIDON Method — our six-step doctrine for building a claim the VA can actually approve: Identify, Establish timeline, Document continuity, Describe functional impact, Gather corroborating evidence, Present clearly. • Offline Guides — key guides saved inside the app. No signal? No problem. • My Claim Checklist — track your progress step by step. Saved privately on your device; nothing leaves your phone. • Decision Support — answer a few questions after a VA decision and find your next step: Supplemental Claim (20-0995), Higher-Level Review (20-0996), or Board Appeal (10182) — with the deadlines that protect your back pay. • Crisis support — one-tap access to the Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and Press 1, or text 838255. Free, confidential, 24/7. OUR PROMISE • Always free. No accounts, no ads, no data harvesting. • We never replace official sources — we explain them and link to them. • We always point you to free, VA-accredited help (VSOs), and we warn you about the scams that charge veterans for what should be free. GUIDON is informational only and is not legal advice. GUIDON is not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Ever Forward.