Plain 38 - VA Benefits

Plain 38 turns VA regulations into plain English. Search Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the VA's M21-1 manual, and get an answer you can actually read. Every answer shows the section it came from, and tells you whether that section is binding law or VA internal guidance. Those are different things, and the difference matters. DECODE YOUR DECISION LETTER Paste the text of a VA decision and get it explained issue by issue. What was granted, what was denied, and the reason given for each. VA terms get defined in one plain sentence. PLAIN-ENGLISH GUIDES Written explanations of the topics that come up most: TDIU, secondary conditions, migraine ratings, nexus letters, and the three appeal options. WHAT THIS IS NOT Plain 38 is an information tool. It explains what the regulations say. It is not legal advice, not a claims service, and not affiliated with the VA. It will not tell you what to file or predict how your claim will turn out. An accredited representative can help you with those decisions, and VSO representatives do it for free. PRIVACY We do not store your searches or the letters you paste. Letters are scrubbed of personal information before they are processed, and nothing is kept afterward. FREE TO USE Five searches and two letter explanations every week, free. Optional credit packs if you need more, $1.99 or $3.99, one time, no subscription. Every answer costs real money to produce. The packs cover that. Nobody pays for claims help here, and nobody should have to pay for it anywhere. Built by a veteran who went through the claim process and got tired of reading regulations written for lawyers.