How claim.vet Makes Money

The Short Answer

claim.vet is free for veterans. Always. Attorneys pay claim.vet. Veterans never do.

VA-accredited attorneys and medical providers pay us flat referral fees when you opt in to be matched with them. That's our entire business model. We never sell your data to advertisers, data brokers, or anyone you didn't ask to be matched with. The attorney pays claim.vet — never you.

The tools, guides, forms, and calculators on this site exist to help you — with no catch, no paywall, and no hidden fee. If you never want to talk to an attorney, you'll never pay a cent and we're still glad you used the site.

How the Money Actually Flows

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You use claim.vet Free tools, free guides, free wizards. No signup required for most features. Use as much as you want, for as long as you want.

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You decide if you want help Every consent checkbox is opt-in and clearly labeled. You're never defaulted into attorney contact.

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If you opt in claim.vet sends your case summary to a VA-accredited attorney or medical provider in our network who handles your type of claim.

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The attorney or provider pays claim.vet a flat referral fee Typically $50 to $750 depending on case complexity. See exact pricing below. You pay nothing.

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They contact you to offer a free case review No obligation. No upfront cost to you. You're under no pressure to hire anyone.

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If they take your case Federal law (38 U.S.C. § 5904) caps attorney fees at a percentage of back pay they recover — usually 20%. If they don't win, you owe nothing. claim.vet is not part of that fee arrangement at all.

Why This Model?

The VA disability claims industry has a dirty secret: many companies charge veterans $3,000–$5,000 upfront for help filing claims — often with no guarantee of results. Veterans have already given enough. We built claim.vet on the belief that veterans should never have to pay to access the benefits they earned.

Our referral model makes that possible. Attorneys need qualified leads. Veterans need quality representation. We connect them — and charge the attorney, not the veteran. It's the same model used by Thumbtack for contractors, LegalMatch for attorneys, Angi for home services, and Martindale-Hubbell for legal referrals. It works because both sides get real value.

The difference: claim.vet only operates in the veteran space, only works with VA-accredited attorneys and providers, and has a hard rule that veterans never pay us for anything. That rule doesn't bend.

We also don't take a percentage of any settlement or back pay you receive. The referral fee is flat, paid by the attorney at the time of the match. Your recovery is yours.

What Attorneys Actually Pay

We publish this because you deserve to know exactly what your information is worth in our system — and who is paying what.

Tier	Case profile	Attorney pays
Bronze	Straightforward first-time filer, single condition	$50
Silver	Moderate complexity, some prior claim history	$150
Gold	Strong case, possibly denied, multiple conditions	$300
Platinum	Complex case, multiple denials, strong PACT Act exposure	$500
Elite	High-value case, TDIU potential, multiple high-value presumptives	$750
IMO / Nexus	Independent Medical Opinion referral to a provider	$125

Tier is determined by our AI scoring system based on the data you provide. You see your tier before deciding to opt in for attorney contact. Tier assignment does not affect your claim outcome — it only affects the referral fee paid by the attorney.

What We DON'T Do

Sell your data to advertisers
Share your information with data brokers
Share with anyone you didn't explicitly ask to be matched with
Charge veterans for ANY claim.vet feature — ever
Take a percentage of any back pay or settlement you recover
Lock tools or guides behind paywalls for veterans
Run banner ads or retargeting ads on the site
Track you across other websites for advertising purposes
Sell your case data to insurance companies or government agencies
Contact you without your consent

Your Control

You can use most claim.vet features without sharing any contact information at all
When you do share contact info, attorney consent is always opt-in — it's never a default
You can withdraw consent any time — email support@claim.vet
You can request deletion of all your data — email support@claim.vet
You can see exactly what we store about you — email privacy@claim.vet
You can opt in to attorney contact and still decline to hire the attorney — no obligation

Questions?

We're committed to answering any question about how this works. Reach us any time:

General questions: support@claim.vet
Privacy & data requests: privacy@claim.vet
Full data policy: Privacy Policy

If something on this page is unclear or doesn't match what you experienced on claim.vet, please tell us. We'd rather fix it than leave a veteran with unanswered questions.

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