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Assessment

RatingScope assessment utilities that are available now.

Symptom-to-Diagnosis Mapper

Map your plain-English symptoms directly to the official 38 CFR Diagnostic Codes you should file for.

Map Symptoms

Start Assessment

Compare structured details from your records with published criteria for one supported condition.

Start assessment

Continue Assessment

Open a saved result to continue an assessment when a browser-local snapshot is available.

Open saved results

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Calculators

RatingScope calculators utilities that are available now.

Rating Protection & Milestone Sentinel

Calculate statutory protection milestones under 38 CFR § 3.344 (5-year), § 3.957 (10-year), and § 3.951 (20-year rule) to safeguard your service-connected ratings.

View Protections

TDIU Individual Unemployability Calculator

Evaluate eligibility for 100% disability compensation through TDIU under 38 CFR § 4.16(a) schedular rules and § 4.16(b) extraschedular pathways.

Evaluate TDIU

Secondary Condition Nexus Mapper

Map recognized secondary VA disability connections under 38 CFR § 3.310 across kinetic chains, neurological pathways, medication effects, and somatic cascades.

View Mapper

Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Calculator

Evaluate eligibility for SMC-K (loss of creative organ), SMC-S (100% + 60% housebound rule), and Aid & Attendance under 38 CFR § 3.350 with 2026 payment rates.

Calculate SMC

Hearing Loss & Tinnitus Acoustic Impact Engine

Calculate official 38 CFR § 4.85 Pure Tone Average (PTA), Maryland CNC speech discrimination, Table VII bilateral grids, and Fast Letter 10-35 MOS noise crosswalk.

Calculate Acoustic Rating

Advanced Statutory Entitlement Radar

Scan your portfolio against complex 38 CFR statutory rules (like the Rule of 60 and SMC-S) to identify statutory compensation entitlements.

Scan Entitlements

C&P Exam Prep & DBQ Checklist

Generate a clinician-ready C&P exam preparation checklist with critical DBQ questions, 38 CFR § 4.40/4.59 painful motion rules, and functional loss reminders.

Generate Examination Reference Brief

100% P&T Gap Analyzer

Dynamically calculate the exact combinations of new ratings you need to mathematically reach 95% (which rounds to 100%).

Analyze 100% Target

C&P Range of Motion (ROM) Calculator

Interactive spine and neck angle calculator that tests forward flexion against 38 CFR § 4.71a and the DeLuca pain-stop rule.

Open ROM Calculator

MOS Regulatory Crosswalk & Exposure Radar

Crosswalk military MOS/AFSC codes to Fast Letter 10-35 noise exposure ratings and PACT Act chemical hazard profiles.

Launch Exposure Radar

Secondary Service Connection Linkage Engine

Map established clinical pathways connecting primary disabilities to secondary conditions under 38 CFR § 3.310.

Explore Secondary Linkages

VA Math & Combined Ratings

Understand the whole-person method, final rounding, and bilateral limits, then calculate how percentages combine.

Open VA Math guide

Compensation Rates

Look up the monthly dollar amount for a combined percentage and dependent status, with add-ons for children and spousal aid.

Check compensation rates

50-State Benefits & Tax Relief

Browse statutory property tax exemptions, dependent tuition waivers, and vehicle tag relief across all 50 states.

Explore state benefits

2027 VA Disability COLA Calculator

Track projected 2027 compensation increases based on monthly BLS CPI-W inflation figures.

Calculate 2027 COLA

VASRD Rulemaking Simulator

Simulate proposed 38 CFR changes for Sleep Apnea and Mental Health with grandfathering protection rules.

Simulate proposed rules

Tools

Education

RatingScope education utilities that are available now.

38 CFR AI Copilot

An AI explainer trained strictly on 38 CFR Part 4, M21-1 Adjudication Procedures, and DBQ requirements to help you decode regulatory jargon.

Launch Copilot

Federal Register Radar (38 CFR Part 4)

Live, automated feed of proposed and final regulatory changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

View Live Rulemakings

Learn

Plain-language explainers on DBQs, 38 CFR Part 4, and how VA describes evidence and rating criteria.

Browse Learn

Tools

Evidence

RatingScope evidence utilities that are available now.

Rating Decision & CUE Audit Tool

Audit VA rating decision letters for Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) under 38 CFR § 3.105, missed SMC entitlements, and improper effective dates.

Audit Decision

Nexus Letter (IMO) Builder

Generate a legally structured Independent Medical Opinion template for your private doctor, ensuring the VA's exact 'magic words' are met.

Build IMO Template

Statement Worksheet (VA Form 21-4138 & 21-10210)

Organize personal or lay witness testimony into official statutory structure before submitting your claim.

Open statement worksheet

Evidence Center

Understand common evidence categories and what they can clarify without treating them as a checklist.

Open Evidence Center

Tools

Planning

RatingScope planning utilities that are available now.

Intent to File (ITF) Radar

Track your VA Intent to File 1-year expiration deadline and calculate your tax-free retroactive backpay.

Track Backpay

VSO Executive Evidence Packet

Generate a formal, printable PDF Executive Summary of your claims binder directly from local storage.

Generate Evidence Packet

Location-Based Career Sentinel & Direct-Hire Engine

Evaluate 10-Point (CPS) federal preference under 5 U.S.C. § 2108, generate Schedule A letters, and target defense corridors.

Open Career Sentinel

Cleared Candidate Brief & Recruiter Pipeline

Format military leadership and clearance for defense primes with an impenetrable ADA Title I medical privacy firewall.

Create Candidate Brief

Zero-Knowledge Claims Vault Console

Client-side AES-GCM-256 encrypted local storage and tamper-evident offline backup (.rs-vault) for your claims records.

Manage Claims Vault

My Claim

Understand the next stage of a VA disability claim and the informational resources that fit it.

Open My Claim