A TRUE STORY

My "Dream Job" recently landed in my inbox.
My Own App Stopped Me.

The perfect opportunity landed in my inbox. It was everything I wanted in a new role:

  • Managing Partner role
  • 100% Commission
  • Build a division from scratch
  • Full autonomy
  • Uncapped upside

I was seriously considering it.

Then I saw what TrackMySymptoms had documented about that same week:

4 / 5Severe Days
53%Avg Functional Capacity
ZEROConsecutive Sustained Days
My own app told me the truth my brain didn't want to hear:
I can't promise I'll be functional tomorrow at 8am.

The Easy Way vs. The Right Way

EASY WAY
  • Pay thousands for AI-generated templates
  • One interview, AI fills in the blanks
  • Hope the VA believes reconstructed memories
  • Cross your fingers
RIGHT WAY
  • Pay $40-$60/month to document your actual life
  • 180 days of real-time evidence
  • Give the VA / SSA proof they can't ignore
  • Win because you did the work

Easy sounds good until you get denied.

Right takes discipline but actually wins.

Which do you want?

THE SOBERING TRUTH

Winning Isn't the End. It's the Start.

100,000+

people lose their benefits every year

Not because they got better.
Because they couldn't prove they were still disabled.

SSDI THREAT

Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs)

  • SSA reviews ~500,000 cases/year
  • ~20% lose benefits (100,000+ people)
  • Reviews happen every 1-7 years

Reason: "Failed to prove ongoing disability"

VA THREAT

Routine Future Examinations (RFEs)

  • Non-static conditions reviewed in 2-5 years
  • Rating reduced if file shows "improvement"
  • Stopped treatment = assumed cured

Silent Gap: Empty file = assumed improvement

IF YOUR FILE IS EMPTY:

  • No recent medical visits = assumed better
  • No documentation = assumed stable
  • No evidence of bad days = assumed functional

Result: Rating reduced or removed.

IF YOUR FILE IS FULL:

  • Ongoing symptom logs = proof of continued disability
  • Pattern analysis = shows volatility, not improvement
  • Fresh documentation = undeniable evidence

Result: Rating maintained or increased.

TrackMySymptoms Helps You:

PHASE 1

Build Your Case

Document symptoms → Generate evidence → Win approval

$40-60/mo

PHASE 2

Protect Your Rating

Ongoing documentation → Prove continued disability → Keep benefits

$20-30/mo

PHASE 3

Fight Reductions

Fresh evidence → Defend against challenges → Maintain income

Existing data

PHASE 4

File for Increases

New symptoms → Pattern documentation → Higher rating

Existing data

The Question:

Will you have documentation when they come looking?

Or will your file be empty because you stopped logging after you won?

One copay/month protects

$20,000-$40,000/year (or more)

in income

Win your case. Keep your rating.

REALITY CHECK

Why The Easy Way Fails

The VA isn't stupid.

They know about AI services now. They know about template generators. They know what reconstructed memory looks like.

When your case shows up with:

  • Generic AI-written buddy statements
  • Nexus letters that sound exactly like 500 others
  • Symptom descriptions pulled from templates
  • Evidence based on "I think it happened around..."

They see right through it.

WHAT THE VA ACTUALLY WANTS:

Contemporaneous documentation (captured when it happened)
Specific dates, times, contexts
Pattern evidence over time
Proof of chronicity and severity
Correlation between conditions
Functional impact quantified

AI can't generate that from one interview.

YOU can document it over 6 months.

That's the difference.

HONEST TALK

The Right Way Is Harder

Let me be straight with you:

The easy way sounds better:

  • One interview and done
  • Someone else does the work
  • AI generates everything
  • Submit and hope

The right way requires work:

  • Daily 5-minute documentation
  • Showing up even on bad days
  • Building evidence consistently
  • Discipline over months

BUT HERE'S THE THING:

Easy Way
Right Way
Success rate
Unknown (probably low)
High (with real evidence)
If denied
Start over, no evidence
Months of docs for appeal
Who profits
They take your backpay
You keep what you earned

I'M NOT SELLING EASY

I'm selling EFFECTIVE.

If you want easy, let someone else do it for you—and hand over part of what you've earned.

If you want to WIN AND KEEP IT ALL, document your life for 6 months.

Your choice.

THE REALITY

You Know Your Body Is Failing You.
But Can You Prove It?

The disability claims process doesn't care about your suffering.
It cares about documentation.

❌ What They Hear

  • "I have bad days" → Not specific enough
  • "I'm tired all the time" → Too vague
  • "My symptoms are unpredictable" → Sounds like an excuse

✅ What They Need

"I experienced severe vertigo on 12 of 30 days, requiring immediate cessation of activity for an average of 3.2 hours per episode, resulting in 38.4 lost functional hours that month."

That's the language bureaucrats understand.

Without documentation, you're fighting an upside-down battle:

  • Social Security assumes you CAN work unless you prove otherwise
  • The VA assumes your condition is stable unless you prove it's worsening
  • Your doctor assumes you're managing fine unless you prove you're not

Your memory isn't evidence. Your notes aren't organized.
Your spouse can't testify to patterns they can't see.

TrackMySymptoms turns chaos into credibility.

HOW IT WORKS

Three Steps. One Powerful Record.

1

Track When It Happens

Log symptoms as they occur—or when you remember them. Mobile-friendly, takes 60 seconds. No medical jargon required.

2

Describe What It Does To You

Not "I had a headache."

"Severe migraine prevented me from looking at screens for 4 hours. Missed work meeting. Required darkened room."
3

Generate Attorney-Ready Reports

  • Clinical Narrative: First-person diary format for doctors/medical review
  • SSDI/Legal Brief: Third-person structured format for attorneys/judges
  • Date range selection, symptom filtering, severity analysis
  • PDF export ready to attach to your claim

Your lived experience becomes documented evidence.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

Built By Someone Who Actually Lives This

Not a wellness app. Not corporate healthcare tech. Not another Silicon Valley "solution" built by people who've never filed a disability claim.

🎖️

Built by a Navy Veteran

30+ years living with MS. I've navigated every bureaucratic nightmare you're facing.

📋

Legal-Grade Documentation

Designed specifically for disability claims, not generic health tracking.

⚖️

SSA & VA Integration

References Blue Book criteria and VA rating schedules in generated reports.

🔒

Privacy-First

Your data is yours. Never sold. No insurance partnerships. No data mining.

I built this because I needed it. Then I realized thousands of others were fighting the same battles with notebooks, spreadsheets, and failing memory.

Every feature exists because it solved a real problem in my own disability journey.

WHO THIS IS FOR

You Need This If You're:

Fighting for Social Security Disability (SSDI/SSI)

Proving "inability to engage in substantial gainful activity" requires patterns, not anecdotes.

Filing or Appealing a VA Disability Claim

Increase ratings require documented frequency, severity, and functional impact.

Preparing for Disability Hearings or Appeals

Judges want timelines, consistency, and credible records.

Managing Chronic Conditions with Unpredictable Symptoms

MS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, migraine, POTS, lupus, Lyme—anything where "it depends on the day."

Tired of Doctors Who Don't Believe You

Walking in with six months of documented patterns changes the conversation.

Your Spouse/Family Who Wants to Help

Give them a tool that captures what they can't see or remember.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

What Good Documentation Actually Looks Like

❌ WEAK ENTRY

"Bad day today. Really tired. Couldn't do much."

✅ STRONG ENTRY

"Jan 14, 2026, 10:55 AM – Severe vertigo and ataxia. Unable to stand safely. Severe pain in both eyes. Moderate pain/pressure on both sides of head. Slept much longer than usual last night. Not sure if still recovering from travel or something else developing. Functional capacity: 56% (5.0 hours)."

The difference? One is a complaint. The other is evidence.

AFTER TRACKING FOR 30 DAYS, TRACKMYSYMPTOMS GENERATES:

  • Total episodes: 23
  • Average capacity: 61% (5.5 functional hours per day)
  • Severe days: 12 (40% of month)
  • Zero consecutive weeks of full capacity
  • Most common symptom clusters: Vertigo + Vision + Cognitive Fog

That's a disability case. Not a complaint.

ACCESSIBLE PRICING

Mission-Driven. Not Profit-Driven.

We're not venture-backed. We don't answer to investors. We answer to people who need this tool to survive bureaucratic systems designed to deny them.

Personal
Free
$0/month

Managing symptoms personally

  • Basic symptom tracking
  • Personal diary exports
  • Mobile & desktop access
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Health
Doctor Ready
$20/month

Working with doctors for health management

  • Everything in Free
  • Clinical narrative reports
  • Symptom pattern analysis
  • PDF exports for appointments
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Veterans
VA Claims
$40/month

Filing or appealing VA disability claims

BUILD YOUR CASE:

  • Everything in Health
  • VA rating schedule references
  • C&P exam preparation
  • Nexus letter support docs

THEN PROTECT YOUR RATING:

→ Drops to $20/month after approval

RFE defense docs • Proof condition hasn't improved

The VA assumes empty files = cured.

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Full Power
SSDI Claims
$60/month

Filing Social Security disability (highest stakes)

BUILD YOUR CASE:

  • Everything in VA Claims
  • SSA Blue Book references
  • Legal brief format reports
  • Attorney collaboration tools
  • Priority support

THEN PROTECT YOUR RATING:

→ Drops to $30/month after approval

CDR defense docs • Fresh evidence for reviews

100,000+ people lose SSDI each year.

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Can't Afford It Right Now?

I grew up in a house where we had to budget for everything. I know what it's like to need something and not be able to afford it. If you're struggling, don't let money stop you.

OPTION 1

50% Off

Use code HARDSHIP at checkout. No questions asked, no proof required.

$20-$30/month
OPTION 2

Sliding Scale

Email me and tell me what you can afford. I'll set up a custom price based on your situation.

Standard: $60
Reduced: $30
Crisis: $0
OPTION 3

Pay When You Win

Get full access now. Pay standard price from your backpay when your claim is approved. Honor system.

$0 now → pay later

Just email me: [email protected]

Tell me your situation. I'll respond personally within 24 hours. No judgment, no hoops to jump through. This tool exists to help people—not to gatekeep them based on their bank account.

— Shane

Why Fair Pricing Matters

You've already earned these benefits through your service, your work history, or your medical condition. Why should someone else take a significant portion of what's legally yours?

The exploitation model: Someone takes 25% of your backpay for work you could do yourself with the right tools.

The fair model: You pay for tools and guidance. You do the work. You keep what you earned.

This isn't about being "cheaper."
It's about not exploiting people who are already struggling.

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THE REAL ISSUE

Exploitation vs. Empowerment

Winning a disability case is hard. It takes months of effort, real documentation, and expertise. You're already struggling with a disability. You shouldn't also be exploited by people who profit from your situation.

THE EXPLOITATION MODEL
They profit from your vulnerability
  • Take 25% of benefits YOU earned by law
  • Charge $1,000+ for AI-generated templates
  • Promise to "do it for you" (then don't)
  • Target desperate people with high-pressure tactics

You're already fighting a disability.
Why should you also fight exploitation?

THE EMPOWERMENT MODEL
You build your own case with the right tools
  • YOU own your evidence and your case
  • Fair pricing for real, ongoing value
  • Honest about what it takes to win
  • Hardship options because disability is already hard enough

You've earned these benefits.
Keep them.

What Actually Matters

Real Evidence?
Documentation that wins cases
Honest?
Clear about the work required
Fair?
Priced for ongoing value, not exploitation
Empowering?
YOU build and own your case

Disability is hard enough. Getting help shouldn't mean getting exploited.

PROTECT YOURSELF

How to Spot a Claim Shark

RED FLAGS:

  • 🚩 Charges percentage of backpay (25-50%)
  • 🚩 Large upfront fees ($1,000+)
  • 🚩 "We do it all for you" promises
  • 🚩 Not accredited by VA
  • 🚩 High-pressure sales tactics
  • 🚩 "AI-powered" or "guaranteed approval" claims

GREEN FLAGS (LEGITIMATE HELP):

  • Accredited by VA (check VA database)
  • Transparent, reasonable pricing
  • Clear about what they do/don't do
  • Veteran Service Organizations (often free)
  • Tools that empower YOU to build evidence

Where TrackMySymptoms Fits

I'm a 100% Disabled Navy Veteran who built this tool while going through the disability process myself.

NOT A CLAIM SHARK:

  • No percentage of your backpay—ever
  • No large upfront fees that exploit your situation
  • No "we do it for you" false promises
  • Fair, transparent monthly pricing

WHAT I ACTUALLY OFFER:

  • Tools to help YOU document YOUR evidence
  • Guidance on what matters for VA claims
  • Reports you can submit yourself or give your attorney
  • Hardship pricing if you're struggling financially

I'M NOT TRYING TO "DO IT FOR YOU"

Because that's often where the scam is.

When someone says "We'll handle everything," ask:

Are you VA-accredited?
What exactly will you do?
How much does it cost?
Do you take percentage of backpay?

If the answers are sketchy, walk away.

The Right Way to Get Help

STEP 1

Start with Free VSO Services

Veterans Service Organizations often provide free, accredited help. Check VA's accredited representative database.

STEP 2

Use Tools That Empower You

Document your own evidence. Build your own case. Control your own narrative.

STEP 3

If You Hire Help, Verify Credentials

VA-accredited only. Clear, written fee agreements. No percentage-based fees if possible.

STEP 4

Avoid the Sharks

If it sounds too good to be true, it is. High fees + "we do everything" = probably a scam.

Congress Is Fighting Claim Sharks

Legislation is being proposed: criminal penalties for unaccredited representatives, VA database of legitimate help, trademark system for accredited reps.

But until that passes, YOU need to protect yourself.

TrackMySymptoms' Commitment

As a disabled veteran myself, I'm committed to:

Transparent pricing (no hidden fees)
Empowering YOU to build evidence
Hardship pricing for veterans in crisis
Never taking percentage of benefits
Being clear about what the tool does and doesn't do

I'm not a claim shark.

I'm a veteran helping veterans build better cases.

The right way. Not the easy way.

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COMMON QUESTIONS

What You Need To Know

This seems like a lot of work. Is it worth it?

You're filing for potentially millions of dollars in lifetime benefits, and you're worried about 60 seconds of documentation?

My 100% P&T rating is worth over $105,000 per year when you include compensation, medications, and healthcare. Over 30 years, that's more than $3 million.

So yes, it's 60 seconds of work per episode. For $3 million in lifetime benefits.

Still think that's too much work?

Can't I just use a notebook?

You can. I did for years. But notebooks don't generate PDF reports, calculate functional capacity percentages, or filter by date ranges. And good luck reading my handwriting after 30 years of MS.

Can't I just use a wearable or something?

Wearables capture simple data. Simple data doesn't win disability cases. Recently, I lost control of my bowels in the middle of a grocery store. Complete hygiene failure in public.

Ain't no Oura ring capturing that mess.

❌ WEARABLE

Heart rate: 89 bpm
Steps: 2,847

✅ TRACKMYSYMPTOMS

Acute bowel accident requiring immediate withdrawal. No warning. Functional capacity: 22%

One is data. The other is evidence.

How powerful are the reports?

Extremely. Generate Clinical Narratives for your doctors, SSDI/Legal Briefs for attorneys and judges, or detailed summaries with severity breakdowns, symptom clusters, and functional capacity analysis. Filter by date range, symptom type, or severity level. Export to PDF and attach directly to your claim. These aren't generic health summaries—they're built specifically for disability documentation.

What if I forget to track symptoms?

You can add entries retroactively. The app timestamps when you CREATE the entry, not when the symptom occurred. Be honest about dates—judges and doctors respect accuracy.

Is my data secure?

Yes. Encrypted storage, industry-standard security practices. Your data is never sold, analyzed for marketing, or shared without your explicit consent.

Will this guarantee my claim gets approved?

No tool can guarantee that. But judges, attorneys, and doctors repeatedly tell claimants: "If only you had better documentation." This gives you that documentation.

What if my symptoms are too complicated to track?

That's exactly who this is for. Simple tracking for simple conditions doesn't need an app. TrackMySymptoms handles the complexity—multiple symptoms, overlapping episodes, unpredictable patterns.

You Deserve To Be Believed.

For 30 years, I've sat across from doctors, claims examiners, and judges trying to explain what my body does to me.

"When did it start?"
"How often does it happen?"
"Can you work through it?"

Without documentation, I was guessing. Underselling. Hoping they'd believe me.

TrackMySymptoms changed that. It can change it for you too.

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