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ESTABLISHED 2026

Our Story

Founded by a veteran who incurred a drill debt in 2009, then in 2022 a significant change in his veterans disability rating occurred. The debt notification letter he received in 2023 was shocking — it was impossibly high. This began a three‑year quest of filing appeals, doing research, and contacting Senators and members of the House of Representatives. Each round of communications ended with the VA reaffirming the original decision and debt amount.

Finally, after three years, in consultation with former VA claims employees, Veterans Service Organizations, and attorneys, we found a path to resolve this issue and revise the debt to reflect an accurate calculation. Our first claim reduced the founder's debt by $4,000. But the process had cost much more — the time and research far exceeded the return in this one case.

We decided to offer our expertise to other veterans with drill debts to facilitate a better outcome for as many people as possible, without the overwhelming costs.

MISSION FIRST

Our Goal

VA Drill Debt Relief is dedicated to compelling the VA to adopt more rigorous and accurate accounting metrics for drill debt calculations, advocating for this benchmark to be retroactive. Despite exploring legislative lobbying, litigation, and VSO involvement, those paths remain uncertain. VA Drill Debt Relief maintains that submitting a high volume of winning individual claims is the only viable way to create enough institutional pressure to secure the systemic policy modifications required for all.

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