08/18/2026
💡 DID YOU KNOW?
Your claim’s effective date can be locked in before you ever file the claim itself.
It’s called an Intent to File (VA Form 21-0966). Submit it, and you have a full 12 months to gather your evidence, get your nexus letter, and build the claim right — while your back pay clock starts running from the date VA received the ITF, not the date you finally hit “submit.”
Veterans lose thousands every year by rushing a weak claim instead of protecting the date and building a strong one.
📌 File the ITF. Then build the case.
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