Symptom and Condition Finder
Map your plain-English symptoms directly to the published 38 CFR diagnostic codes that may relate to your symptoms.
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Assessment
RatingScope assessment utilities that are available now.
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Compare structured details from your records with published criteria for one supported condition.
Start assessmentContinue Assessment
Open a saved result to continue an assessment when a browser-local snapshot is available.
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Calculators
RatingScope calculators utilities that are available now.
Rating Protection Dates
Track the time periods that 38 CFR § 3.344 (5-year), § 3.957 (10-year), and § 3.951 (20-year rule) describe for ratings in effect.
View ProtectionsTDIU Criteria Comparison
Compare the published TDIU criteria in 38 CFR 4.16(a) and 4.16(b).
Evaluate TDIUSecondary Condition Connections
Map recognized secondary VA disability connections under 38 CFR § 3.310 across kinetic chains, neurological pathways, medication effects, and somatic cascades.
View connectionsSpecial 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 SMCHearing Loss and Tinnitus Calculator
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.
Open hearing calculatorAdditional Benefit Rules
Compares the ratings you enter with published VA rules on special monthly compensation and TDIU. General education only.
Open the toolC&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.
Open exam checklistHow combined ratings round to 100%
See how VA combined-ratings math in 38 CFR 4.25 works, and which hypothetical ratings could combine to a value that rounds to 100%.
Open the toolRange of Motion Calculator
Interactive spine and neck angle calculator that tests forward flexion against 38 CFR § 4.71a and the DeLuca pain-stop rule.
Open ROM CalculatorMilitary Job Exposure Guide
Crosswalk military MOS/AFSC codes to Fast Letter 10-35 noise exposure ratings and PACT Act chemical hazard profiles.
Open exposure guideSecondary Service Connection Guide
Map established clinical pathways connecting primary disabilities to secondary conditions under 38 CFR § 3.310.
Explore Secondary LinkagesVA Math & Combined Ratings
Understand the whole-person method, final rounding, and bilateral limits, then calculate how percentages combine.
Open VA Math guideCompensation Rates
Look up the monthly dollar amount for a combined percentage and dependent status, with add-ons for children and spousal aid.
Check compensation rates50-State Benefits & Tax Relief
Browse statutory property tax exemptions, dependent tuition waivers, and vehicle tag relief across all 50 states.
Explore state benefitsVA Disability Compensation Rates and COLA
View 2026 VA compensation rates (from VA.gov) and the source for future updates.
View VA ratesProposed Rating Rule Comparison
Simulate proposed 38 CFR changes for Sleep Apnea and Mental Health with grandfathering protection rules.
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Education
RatingScope education utilities that are available now.
Ask RatingScope
An AI explainer that answers from published 38 CFR Part 4 text. It can make mistakes. Check the regulation.
Open questionsVA Rating Rule Updates (38 CFR Part 4)
Live, automated feed of proposed and final regulatory changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
View Live RulemakingsLearn
Plain-language explainers on DBQs, 38 CFR Part 4, and how VA describes evidence and rating criteria.
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Evidence
RatingScope evidence utilities that are available now.
CUE topics overview
Learn how 38 CFR 3.105 describes clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and common topics people read about. This is not a review of any decision. VA decides.
Explore CUE topicsNotes for My Clinician
A topic list to bring to your own clinician. It is not a letter or a medical opinion. Your clinician decides what, if anything, to write.
Open notesStatement Notes Worksheet
Organize your own notes for your own reference. RatingScope is not VA and does not prepare or submit your statement.
Open statement worksheetEvidence Center
Understand common evidence categories and what they can clarify without treating them as a checklist.
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Planning
RatingScope planning utilities that are available now.
Intent to File Date Tracker
Track your VA Intent to File 1-year expiration deadline and calculate your tax-free retroactive backpay.
Track BackpaySaved conditions summary
Print an educational summary of conditions saved in this browser. This is not a claim form or a filing.
Print my summaryVeteran Career Guide
Evaluate 10-Point (CPS) federal preference under 5 U.S.C. § 2108, generate Schedule A letters, and target defense corridors.
Open Veteran Career GuideVeteran Career Summary
Format military leadership and clearance for defense primes with an impenetrable ADA Title I medical privacy firewall.
Create Candidate BriefPrivate Claim Notes
Client-side AES-GCM-256 encrypted local storage and tamper-evident offline backup (.rs-vault) for your claims records.
Manage Private Claim NotesMy Claim
Understand the next stage of a VA disability claim and the informational resources that fit it.
Open My ClaimBDD Timeline Planner
Explore the 180 to 90 day BDD date range and organize a local records checklist.
Open plannerBlank Forms With My Notes
Download blank public VA forms with your name and the condition list saved in this browser added, for your own review. RatingScope does not prepare, review, or submit claims.
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