The VA is investigating fraud in private DBQs. An AI tool will scan over a million claims going back to 2010. HR 5723 creates the legal framework. Veterans are panicking.

Here’s the problem: Nobody actually knows what’s going to happen. Not the YouTubers covering this story. Not the VSOs. Not me. But I’m seeing a lot of speculation being presnted as fact.

The VA has a master file on you. It contains every service record, medical note, and hidden rating code in your history. It is the ultimate piece of evidence that can save your claim—or sink it. If the VA has it and you don’t, you are fighting blind. Here is the tactical guide on how to get it, and exactly what to look for once you do.

In October 2025, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Gade testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with a message that should terrify every legitimately disabled veteran: The VA disability system is broken. Veterans are gaming it. And Congress needs to cut benefits.

A Navy veteran’s journey from 30% to 100% P&T—and why “maximizing your rating” is the wrong goal The Timeline That Claim Sharks Don’t Want You To See 1992: 30% disabled | Age 22 | US Navy Submarine Force I was serving aboard a U.S. Navy submarine when we pulled into Halifax, Nova Scotia. I went…

Here’s what the “claim sharks” don’t tell you: the goal shouldn’t be to “hit 100%”. To join the “hundo club”. The goal should be to get accurately compensated for your actual functional limitations. To get the compensation – and medical care – that you deserve.