VeteranHQ

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http va-disability-benefits https://api.veteranhq.app/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://api.veteranhq.app/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "va-disability-benefits": {
      "url": "https://api.veteranhq.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

14 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• calculate_combined_ratingUse this when a veteran has two or more VA disability rating percentages and wants the combined rating. It reports what 38 CFR 4.25 and 4.26 yield for the percentages supplied, not what VA has assigned, and it does not e
• compare_rating_criteriaUse this when a veteran names a VA diagnostic code and wants the rating criteria for it. It is not a lookup of what a rating pays and it does not combine ratings. Returns the VASRD criteria on file for that code (a code,
• analyze_rating_gapUse this when a veteran gives a condition name and the VA disability percentage currently assigned for it, and wants that percentage compared against the VASRD criteria. It describes what the criteria require; only VA de
• calculate_rolling_windowUse this when a veteran supplies dates of incapacitating episodes and the question involves the 38 CFR 4.71a formula VA uses to rate intervertebral disc syndrome on incapacitating episodes, diagnostic code 5243. The tier
• find_secondary_conditionsUse this when a veteran names a VA service-connected condition and asks what other conditions can follow from it. It does not diagnose, establish that a particular veteran's condition is secondary, or supply the medical
• check_presumptive_eligibilityUse this when a veteran asks whether VA treats a condition as presumptively service connected, or which conditions are presumptive for a given exposure or service era. Whether a particular veteran meets the service requi
• search_legal_authorityUse this when a veteran's question needs VA regulations, legal standards or case law by keyword, citation or diagnostic code. It does not read a claim, predict a decision or give legal advice. Returns 38 CFR rating crite
• prepare_cp_examUse this when a veteran has a VA compensation and pension examination scheduled for a condition and wants to know what it involves. It does not schedule, reschedule or contact VA, and the examiner's findings and VA decid
• lookup_compensation_rateUse this when a veteran wants the monthly VA disability compensation amount for a given rating percentage and dependent situation. It gives the published rate for that combination, not what a specific veteran is paid, an
• compute_retroactive_payUse this when a veteran gives an effective date and a VA rating increase and asks what the retroactive amount would be. It does not set an effective date and it does not report an amount VA has authorized. Returns an est
• find_claim_helpUse this when a veteran asks who can help with a VA disability claim, or describes a crisis. VeteranHQ does not prepare or file claims or forms, and only VA decides a claim. need crisis puts the full Veterans Crisis Line
• search_guidesUse this when a veteran asks about a VA topic VeteranHQ has written a guide on. It searches only the VeteranHQ guide library and reads no account data, so the answer is the same for every caller with the same inputs. Ret
• get_guideUse this when a veteran needs what a VeteranHQ guide on a VA topic says, given a slug from search_guides. A guide states the rules as VeteranHQ read them from the cited sources on the date it reports, and only VA decides
• find_veteran_benefitsUse this when a veteran asks what VA benefits they may qualify for. It returns programs to check, not an eligibility decision: only VA decides who qualifies for a VA benefit, and the agency that runs any other program li

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