The VA process is built to be confusing. We break it into five steps you can actually follow, with a fellow veteran at every one. This is where Green Zone Academy started, and it is still the work we do best.
Starting out, going beyond 100%, fighting a denial, or applying for SSI or SSDI. Every course is step by step and self-paced. Enrollment happens on Thinkific.
PROGRAM // 01
Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran starting a VA disability claim or asking for a higher rating. A legal foundation and a 10-step system, first form to final packet.
PROGRAM // 02
Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran already rated 100% who wants to see the benefits and services that sit beyond the rating itself.
PROGRAM // 03
Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran who was denied. Understand your denial, build a legal argument from 38 CFR and M21-1, and prepare your appeal.
PROGRAM // 04
Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran who wants both starting courses together: how to engage the VA, then how to use the benefits most veterans leave on the table.
PROGRAM // 05
Veterans2Veterans
For the person applying for SSI or SSDI who has been turned down or does not know where to start. A legal foundation and a step-by-step process.
PROGRAM // 06
Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran who wants all three Veterans2Veterans courses in one bundle, from first claim to appeal to benefits beyond 100%.
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Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran who wants the free basics first: the five ways the VA can connect a condition to your service.
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Veterans2Veterans
For the veteran who cannot cover program costs right now and wants to ask about tuition help.
Pick the Veterans2Veterans program that fits where you are: Zero to 100%, Beyond 100%, or The Appeal You Can Win. Your deposit grants access to the full curriculum and the tools that walk you through every step.
Inside the course, the Story Builder sits down with you the way a fellow veteran would. It asks plain questions about your service, your injuries, and what you live with day to day. From your answers it drafts your Military History Personal Statement, the written account the VA needs in your own words. You stay in control and edit anything before it is final.
We show you exactly which documents matter (service records, medical history, and supporting evidence) and how to request and organize them. No guessing about what the VA is looking for.
A Green Zone Academy clinician reviews your file and helps connect your conditions to your service. This is where the Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) and Nexus letter come in. They are the medical evidence that ties everything together.
With your statement written, your records in order, and your medical evidence in hand, you file your claim with confidence. You know what you submitted and why every piece is there.
The Story Builder is a guided helper built into your course. It interviews you one question at a time, listens to what you went through, and turns your answers into a written Military History Personal Statement you can submit with your claim. Nothing is filed until you have read it and approved it.
Three quick questions. Check the ones that apply to you; eligibility is broader than most veterans think, and a denial is not a dead end.
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ENTRY 001
Your situation is logged: current rating, conditions, and where you stand with the VA.
ENTRY 002
Service records, medical records, and nexus evidence are identified and organized.
ENTRY 003
The claim is constructed against 38 CFR and M21-1, with DBQs aligned to each condition.
ENTRY 004
A GZA clinician reviews the file for medical and legal soundness before it leaves your hands.
ENTRY 005
Form 21-526EZ is filed and tracked through to a decision.
Ratings are reported by enrolled veterans on the Green Zone Academy course platform. Compensation figures reflect published VA disability rates.
If you are in crisis, call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. The Veterans Crisis Line is free and always open.
