Start with the file you already have, not with a guess about a future rating.If you have a known separation date, count backward. VA’s Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) window is 180 to 90 days before that date. Early 2027 separations can mean the window is already open in 2026.If you are more than 180 days out, use the time to gather records, write duty and treatment notes, and learn how the process works. Waiting until the last month is how people miss BDD.

We teach how the VA system works so you can organize your information and take the next step yourself.You stay in the driver’s seat. You build and submit your own package. We provide education, organization, resources, reminders, classes, and team support.We do not file claims. We do not represent you with VA. That is separate from Lesslie’s accredited representation work, which is not what you buy when you enroll in Veterans SOP.

BDD is VA’s pre-discharge claim path. It is a filing window, not a signup page and not a promised rating.You may be eligible if you are on full-time active duty (including qualifying Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard), you have a known separation date with 180 to 90 days left, and you can attend VA exams for 45 days after you submit the claim.File through VA.gov when you can. VA also asks for a completed Separation Health Assessment Part A with the claim.After 90 days, BDD is no longer the path. You can still file a standard claim.Official page: https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/when-to-file/pre-discharge-claim/

A Compensation and Pension exam is a VA medical exam used as evidence in a claim.The examiner writes a report. That report is evidence. It is not the rating decision.After the exam, documentation still matters. The decision letter is what states the outcome.

Often, yes.Private records and diagnoses can be important evidence. They do not automatically cancel a VA exam.If VA schedules an exam, missing it can stall or hurt the claim. Keep the appointment unless VA cancels it. Bring what you already have. Do not assume a therapist letter replaces the exam.

Missing records are common. Do not invent what is not there.Request service treatment records and VA medical records. Write down what you requested, when, and from where. Keep copies of what you do have.A gap in the file is a fact you may need to address with other evidence. Education helps you see the gap. It does not fill a blank page with a story.

The $295 option is the self-paced course only.One payment. Lifetime access while Veterans SOP hosts the course, plus downloadable materials.It does not include the supported option, representation, or claim filing.

A claims agent, attorney, or accredited representative may prepare and file for you. Veterans SOP does not.We teach the system so you can do your own work with a clearer file.If you want representation, that is a different service and a different relationship. Do not enroll here expecting someone else to submit the claim.

Veterans SOP was founded by Lesslie and Kolby. Lesslie is an 11-year Coast Guard veteran and the only VA-accredited person on the team. That accreditation is separate from the Veterans SOP course and program.The working team includes partners who handle intake, records education, office administration, and technical work. You will meet the person assigned to your educational path after you start.Mike, a founder and project manager, died February 20, 2023, and is remembered on the About page.

We use the information you share to deliver education and to run the program you paid for.We do not file your claim and we do not contact VA on your behalf. Do not send passwords.Official records still live with VA, DoD, and your own copies. If you have a specific privacy question before you enroll, email contact@veteranssop.com.

Read Programs & Pricing at vetssop.com. Choose the $295 course or the $650 supported option.Questions before you pay: call (858) 353-9001 or email contact@veteranssop.com.If you are in the BDD window, start the official claim path on VA.gov in the same stretch of days. Do not treat enrollment here as filing with VA.