# GUIDON: VA Benefits Guide — Lost? Find your GUIDON > Lost? Find your GUIDON (iPhone/iPad app by Timothy Lawson.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guidon-va-benefits-guide/id6803312625 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Timothy Lawson](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803312627) - Category: Reference, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 43 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-27 - Data updated: 2026-09-07 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guidon-va-benefits-guide/id6803312625/reviews.md ## What is GUIDON? 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. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-07 New in this update: • First Responder Mental Health & Wellness — a full guide for police, fire, EMS, nurses, and trauma teams. Crisis lines, treatment options, peer support, family support, resilience strategies, and what department leadership needs to know. • Five new Knowledge Base answers for first responders and their families, including confidentiality and career-risk questions. The Knowledge Base now holds 164 answers across 34 topics, all linked to official sources. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-03 Expanded the Knowledge Base to 159 answers across 34 topics, all linked to official VA sources. New in this update: • Veteran ID Cards — which of the four cards you actually need (VHIC, VIC, and the DoD ID that unlocks base access, commissary, and Space-A travel) • VA Pension — expanded coverage of eligibility, 2026 rates, income and asset rules, Aid & Attendance, and Survivors Pension • VA Disability Calculator guidance Fixes: • Fixed the Home screen header appearing under the status bar on newer iPhones • Fixed the Knowledge Base back button being cut off at the top of the screen ### 1.1.0. — 2026-08-28 • New VA Disability Calculator — estimate your combined rating and monthly compensation using 2026 VA rates • Knowledge Base updated with 2 new sections: Caregiver Support (PCAFC) and Medical Equipment • Bug fixes and improvements ### 1.0 — 2026-08-27 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*