Veteran Centrix provides education only. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. It does not prepare, present, or prosecute claims for VA benefits, and does not represent claimants before VA. Accredited representation and claim filing assistance are available at no cost through VA-accredited Veterans Service Organizations, agents, and attorneys.
Disability Benefits Education Services
Veteran Centrix — Lead With Trust
Veteran CentrixStructured instruction in the published federal regulations that govern VA disability compensation, and in the public decisions that apply them.
The regulations are public. The decisions are public. Most veterans have never been taught to read either one. That is the gap this program closes.
Each module teaches published federal authority and how it is applied in decisions that are part of the public record. Instruction is general and applies to the regulation, not to any individual file.
01 / Regulation
Regulatory Literacy
Structure of the authority. How 38 CFR Part 3 governs adjudication and Part 4 sets the rating schedule.
Service connection. The elements the regulation requires, read directly from the text.
Rating criteria. How a diagnostic code is written and what each rating level states on its face.
Effective dates. What the regulation says governs the date benefits begin.
Source: 38 CFR Parts 3 and 4, eCFR
02 / Evidence
Evidence Standards
Categories of evidence. What the regulation identifies and what weight it assigns.
Medical opinion language. The standard of proof the regulation uses and the terms tied to it.
The benefit of the doubt rule. What it states and when the regulation says it applies.
Common gaps. Evidentiary shortfalls that appear repeatedly in published decisions.
Source: 38 CFR 3.102, 3.159, 3.303
03 / Decisions
Decision Case Study
Published decisions. How to search and read Board of Veterans Appeals decisions, which are public record.
Reasoning patterns. What the Board relied on, in its own words, and why.
Review lanes. The options the statute provides after an initial decision, and the deadlines attached.
Reading your own decision letter. How the sections of a rating decision are organized.
Source: BVA published decisions, va.gov
Section 02 / Method
How Instruction Is Delivered
Fixed sequence. Stated deliverables at each stage. No stage involves preparing, filing, or submitting anything to VA.
01
Intake Call
Scope, schedule, and fee stated in writing before any payment. No records are requested or reviewed.
02
Regulation Module
Guided walkthrough of the controlling CFR text, with citations you can verify yourself on eCFR.
03
Case Study Module
Published Board decisions read and analyzed as instructional examples. Names and identifiers are not used.
Section 03 / Scope
Program Scope
What the program covers, stated plainly.
Within Scope
Instruction on published federal regulations governing VA disability compensation.
Instruction on how to locate and read public Board of Veterans Appeals decisions.
General explanation of evidentiary standards as the regulation states them.
General explanation of the review options available after an initial decision.
Section 04 / Sources
Source Register
Every authority taught in this program is public, free, and verifiable. Instruction adds structure and sequence. It does not add access to anything you could not obtain yourself.
38 CFR Part 3
Adjudication. Governs service connection, evidence, effective dates. Published on eCFR.
38 CFR Part 4
Schedule for Rating Disabilities. Contains the diagnostic codes and rating criteria. Published on eCFR.
38 U.S.C. Chapter 11
The statute underlying compensation for service-connected disability.
BVA Decisions
Board of Veterans Appeals decisions, published and searchable by the public.
VA.gov
Official agency guidance, forms, and the accredited representative directory.
Accreditation Search
VA Office of General Counsel directory of accredited attorneys, agents, and VSO representatives.
Section 05 / Coaches
Meet the Coaches
Every coach walks veterans through the same fixed curriculum in this program.
Section 06 / Contact
Program Inquiry
Scope, schedule, and fee are stated in writing before any payment is taken.