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This repository contains a single, detailed prompt that you can paste into an AI assistant (like ChatGPT or Claude) to get it to behave as a Veterans Affairs disability claims research analyst. The prompt instructs the AI to act as an expert in veterans law and help build the strongest possible case for a VA disability claim or appeal. When you use this prompt, the AI is instructed to research and explain seven categories of material: the federal statutes that govern VA disability law (Title 38 of the US Code), the federal regulations that control how claims are rated and adjudicated, binding court cases from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the Federal Circuit, VA internal guidance documents like the M21-1 adjudication manual, Board of Veterans Appeals decisions (which are non-binding but reveal patterns), published medical research on how service-related conditions develop, and best practices used by veterans law attorneys and accredited claims agents. The output the prompt targets is structured like a legal research memorandum. It asks the AI to lay out all possible paths to service connection (direct, secondary, presumptive, toxic exposure, and others), rank them by likelihood of success, cite relevant case law, explain the medical mechanism linking a condition to military service, and then produce a step-by-step filing strategy. The repository is essentially a single text file. There is no code, no application, and no setup required. You copy the prompt, paste it into an AI tool along with the specific details of a veteran's situation, and the AI generates a research report. It is aimed at veterans filing claims on their own, attorneys preparing appeals, or advocates helping veterans build their cases.