Index the service, medical and claim records for a veterans' claim
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- Index the service records, ADF and civilian medical records and the DVA claim file the lawyer supplies, with date, author, document type, the condition each record concerns and page references.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer checks the index against the records, identifies gaps in service or medical history, and decides what further records to request.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Index the service records, ADF and civilian medical records and the DVA claim file the lawyer supplies, with date, author, document type, the condition each record concerns and page references. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer checks the index against the records, identifies gaps in service or medical history, and decides what further records to request. |
Checklist
- Check dates and authors against the records.
- Confirm each record is grouped under the right condition and that records relevant to more than one condition appear under each.
- Check the index flags periods of service with no medical records.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVA file: index of service, medical and claim records | Checklist | AI use Green | Index of the record types the Department of Veterans' Affairs says personal information can sit in, and where a summary of service or a current claim can be looked at first. |
| DVA personal information request: path, consent and 30-day aim | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for a personal information request to the Department of Veterans' Affairs, using the paths, consent points and 30-day aim on the department's page. |
| Application for review of a veterans' entitlements or military compensation decision (Administrative Review Tribunal): guide | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Tribunal's veterans' entitlements page and application, with a guide to which decisions it can review, the earlier review steps (Veterans' Review Board, Repatriation Commission, MRCC), and the information to give. |
| Veterans' claim evidence checklist against the Statement of Principles | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for testing a veteran's claimed condition against the applicable Statement of Principles: confirm the diagnosis, choose the reasonable hypothesis or balance of probabilities SoP for the service type, and map each factor to evidence of its existence and its relation to service. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- DVA: The VETS Act — what it is and what it does · 2026-10-18
- DVA CLIK 4.5.2: What are Statements of Principles? · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.