Client Evidence Engine for VA Disability Firms
Stop losing ratings to 20-minute C&P exam snapshots — capture the evidence every day.
Your veterans live with their disabilities 24/7. C&P examiners see them for 20 minutes. Affiant gives your clients the tools to build months of contemporaneous functional evidence — flare-up frequency, sleep disruption, occupational limitations, treatment compliance — so you can pursue higher ratings, win BVA appeals, and prove TDIU with data a single exam will never capture.
Beyond the 20-Minute Snapshot
Daily functional evidence that 38 CFR rating criteria demand but a single exam can't capture.
C&P exams are 20-minute snapshots. A veteran having a good day gets underrated. A veteran whose flare-ups peak at night gets a normal ROM measurement at 10 AM. The rating criteria demand evidence of frequency, severity, and functional impact over time — the exam system can't deliver it.
- Daily flare-up capture. Your clients document flare-up frequency and severity as they happen — three to four episodes per week, not just the one that did or didn't occur during the C&P. Entries are timestamped and can't be backdated, giving VA adjudicators the credibility markers they look for.
- Sleep disruption logging. For PTSD, TBI, and chronic pain conditions, nightly sleep data captures the disturbance patterns that 38 CFR rating criteria account for but a daytime C&P exam cannot observe.
- Cognitive and psychological episode tracking. Veterans with PTSD, TBI, and mental health conditions document irritability episodes, memory failures, panic attacks, and dissociative events in real time — building the frequency evidence that diagnostic codes require.
- Activity restriction documentation. Structured daily surveys capture what veterans cannot do each day: time resting, inability to stand or sit for extended periods, household tasks they can no longer complete. This is the functional limitation evidence that separates a 30% rating from a 70% rating.
- Audio and video journals. Veterans who find typing difficult can describe their daily reality in their own words — AI extracts structured functional data points from every entry.
38 CFR Rating Criteria Compliance
Build the evidentiary record for higher ratings under every diagnostic code.
Rating criteria demand documented evidence of symptom frequency, flare-up severity, and specific functional limitations. A single C&P exam measures ROM once, on one day. Affiant builds the longitudinal record that 38 CFR criteria actually require.
- DeLuca and Mitchell compliance. Pain, fatigue, weakness, and lack of endurance during flare-ups documented longitudinally — not extrapolated from a single ROM measurement. When your client's back condition limits flexion to 20 degrees during flare-ups but measured 45 degrees at the C&P, you need the daily data to prove it.
- Flare-up frequency that contradicts exam findings. When a veteran documents three to four debilitating flare-ups per week over six months, that evidence directly challenges a C&P examiner's notation of "flare-ups reported but not observed."
- Diagnostic code-mapped functional data. Structured surveys capture the specific functional limitations each diagnostic code evaluates — cervical spine flexion under DC 5237, PTSD occupational impairment under DC 9411, or migraine prostrating attack frequency under DC 8100.
- Severity escalation timelines. Daily data reveals worsening patterns that support increased rating claims — documented proof that a condition has deteriorated since the last rating decision, .
Arm Your Medical Experts
Give treating physicians the data for bulletproof nexus letters and complete DBQs.
A nexus opinion supported by months of documented functional data is categorically different from one based on a single clinical visit and a veteran's recall.
- Documented symptom severity. Instead of working with the veteran's vague memories, physicians reviewing Affiant reports see exactly how their condition affects actual functioning.
- DBQ-aligned data capture. Structured surveys map directly to Disability Benefits Questionnaire fields. When a provider completes a DBQ for lumbar spine conditions, they can reference flare-up frequency and functional impact data that align with the form.
- Aggravation and secondary condition support. For secondary service connection claims, longitudinal data showing the worsening symptoms after a primary condition's onset strengthens the causal nexus argument. It's documented evidence, not clinical speculation.
- Objective functional baselines replace subjective recall. Instead of "the veteran reports that symptoms have worsened," providers can write "daily functional documentation from March through September shows a progressive decline in reported mobility, with average daily pain severity increasing from 4.2 to 7.1 and flare-up frequency doubling."
Total Disability / Individual Unemployability
Document occupational impact daily — not just at hearing.
TDIU requires showing that service-connected conditions prevent substantially gainful employment. That's an inherently daily reality, but most claims rely on retrospective testimony without contemporaneous occupational data.
- Daily occupational limitation entries. Veterans document specific ways their conditions prevent work activities each day: concentration failures, physical restrictions that preclude sustained sitting or standing, required rest periods that exceed any employer's accommodation threshold.
- PTSD and TBI workplace function tracking. For mental health TDIU claims, daily entries capture social dysfunction, cognitive impairment, irritability episodes, and isolation behaviors — building the pattern of occupational impairment that 38 CFR 4.16 requires.
- Occupational impact PDF exhibits. Affiant compiles months of daily evidence into organized exhibits showing cumulative occupational impact — formatted for TDIU adjudication, DRO hearings, and BVA proceedings.
- Sheltered employment documentation. For veterans currently employed in protected or accommodated settings, daily entries capture the accommodations required and the gap between functional capacity and competitive employment standards.
- Family and caregiver corroboration. Spouses and caregivers can assist with daily entries — particularly valuable for TBI veterans — adding a corroborating perspective on daily occupational limitations.
38 CFR 3.156 Supplemental Claims
Generate new and material evidence continuously — every day your client documents.
Every day your client uses Affiant, they create new contemporaneous evidence that was not before VA adjudicators when the prior decision was made. For supplemental claims under 38 CFR 3.156, this is exactly what "new and material" means.
- Direct response to prior denial rationales. If a claim was denied for "insufficient evidence of symptom frequency," Affiant's daily flare-up documentation directly addresses that gap. If denied for "no evidence of functional impact," daily activity restriction entries provide exactly that evidence. Every denial rationale becomes an evidence collection target.
- Contemporaneous evidence that didn't previously exist. Unlike obtaining additional medical records or buddy statements about past events, Affiant evidence is created in real time after the prior denial. It is inherently new — timestamped, structured, and generated after the decision date.
- Worsening condition documentation. When a veteran's condition has deteriorated since the last rating decision, daily data captures the new, worsened condition with specific dates and measurements. This is evidence a new C&P exam alone is unlikely to reflect.
- Firm dashboard alerts. Your team is notified when client documentation patterns reach evidentiary thresholds relevant to their specific supplemental claim strategy — so you know when the record is strong enough to file.
Board of Veterans' Appeals Evidence
Compelling exhibits built from daily data — formatted for BVA judges.
Formal exhibits backed by months of contemporaneous client data give your arguments the evidentiary weight that testimony alone cannot provide.
- Functional limitation charts mapped to diagnostic codes. Visual exhibits showing how specific limitations align with rating criteria — daily data points plotted over months, demonstrating the frequency and severity that support a higher rating.
- Flare-up frequency exhibits. Charts documenting flare-up occurrence, duration, and severity over the appeal period — evidence that directly counters C&P findings based on a single observation.
- Sleep disruption calendars. For PTSD and TBI claims, nightly sleep data compiled into visual calendars showing disruption patterns — powerful exhibits that make abstract symptom descriptions concrete for BVA judges.
- Activity restriction timelines. Day-by-day records of functional limitations organized by category — mobility, self-care, household tasks, social function.
- All exhibits generated as professional PDFs with clear data sourcing, timestamps, and methodology explanations that establish credibility with judges accustomed to evaluating medical evidence.
Evidence Continuity Across Long Timelines
75%+ daily engagement — sustained through years of VA claims and appeals.
VA claims and appeals span years. The average BVA appeal takes three to seven years. Without a structured system, veterans disengage within weeks — and every gap in the evidence record weakens the case.
- Gamification built for long VA timelines. Progress tracking, documentation streaks, and achievement milestones keep veterans motivated through the years-long appeal process — driving 75%+ daily engagement rates sustained over months and years.
- Audio and video journals for veterans who can't type. TBI-related motor difficulties, arthritis, low vision, or simple preference — veterans record spoken entries and Affiant's AI extracts the same structured functional data as written surveys.
- Family and caregiver documentation assistance. Spouses, caregivers, and family members can help veterans complete daily entries — essential for TBI cases, elderly veterans, and conditions that make independent app use difficult.
- Simple, accessible interface designed for the veteran population. Large text options, plain-language questions, guided daily surveys that take minutes. Designed for every age group and comfort level with technology.
- Firm dashboard monitoring. Real-time visibility into every client's documentation activity, with alerts when engagement drops so you can intervene before evidence gaps develop.
- Usage-based pricing. You only pay when clients are actively building evidence. If a veteran disengages temporarily, costs drop automatically.
Complete Medical Compliance Narrative
Track treatment compliance alongside daily function to strengthen every claim.
VA adjudicators and BVA judges notice when veterans diligently pursue treatment but still experience significant daily limitations. Affiant captures both sides of that narrative.
- Medical appointment tracking. VA medical appointments, private provider visits, PT sessions, and mental health counseling — all logged alongside daily symptom data showing how the veteran functions between appointments.
- Medication adherence documentation. Daily medication logging creates a compliance record that strengthens the case narrative: this veteran takes every prescribed medication and still experiences debilitating flare-ups three to four times per week.
- Therapy and rehabilitation compliance. When a veteran completes every prescribed therapy session but functional data shows continued limitations, the combined record powerfully demonstrates that disability persists despite maximum improvement efforts.
- Treatment gap context. If a veteran misses appointments, the daily functional data provides context — was the absence due to a flare-up, a cognitive episode, or transportation barriers? Context prevents adjudicators from drawing negative inferences.
- All treatment data integrated into exhibits. Treatment compliance timelines woven into the same professional PDF exhibits used for rating claims, TDIU applications, and BVA hearings. Attorney work product protection ensures your firm controls all evidence disclosure.
Your veterans' daily reality deserves to be in the rating decision.
C&P exams will always be snapshots. The question is whether your veterans' claims include months of contemporaneous functional evidence that 38 CFR rating criteria demand — or whether the rating decision is based on 20 minutes and a good day. Free to start. No minimums. 30-day money-back guarantee. Onboard your first veteran clients in minutes. See contemporaneous functional evidence flowing into your firm dashboard within days.