vetpulse
Analyze US veterans benefits eligibility and strategy, including disability rating, Aid & Attendance, TDIU, GI Bill, state benefits, and VA healthcare. Provides actionable guidance for claims.
Instructions
VetPulse: US veterans benefits intelligence API. AI-synthesized guidance on VA disability compensation, Aid & Attendance pension, TDIU, claim strategy, caregiver stipends, GI Bill, state benefits, VA healthcare
Coverage: Global
Endpoints: • disability ($0.15): VA disability rating analysis • aid-attendance ($0.15): VA Aid & Attendance pension eligibility • tdiu ($0.15): TDIU (Total Disability Individual Unemployability) eligibility • claim-builder ($0.20): VA disability claim evidence strategy • caregiver ($0.10): PCAFC caregiver stipend and benefits • education ($0.10): GI Bill and education benefit comparison • state-benefits ($0.10): State-specific veteran benefits (all 50 states) • home-loan ($0.08): VA home loan benefit analysis • discounts ($0.05): Verified veteran discounts by category • healthcare ($0.08): VA healthcare priority group and coverage analysis
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | No | Veteran age | |
| lang | No | Response language — any language supported | |
| needs | No | Care needs description (e.g. 'requires daily assistance with bathing, dressing, and medication management') | |
| state | No | US state name or abbreviation (e.g. 'Texas', 'TX') | |
| action | Yes | Which endpoint to call. Options: disability | aid-attendance | tdiu | claim-builder | caregiver | education | state-benefits | home-loan | discounts | healthcare | |
| assets | No | Total net worth in USD excluding primary home and one vehicle | |
| branch | No | Military branch — affects reserve component benefit calculations | |
| income | No | Monthly gross income in USD (Social Security, pension, other) | |
| rating | No | Current combined disability rating (e.g. '70' or '60') | |
| chapter | No | GI Bill chapter of interest (e.g. '33', '30', '35', '1606') — or omit for full comparison | |
| category | No | Discount category. Defaults to all. | |
| care_cost | No | Monthly unreimbursed care costs in USD — deducted from income for pension calculation | |
| conditions | No | Comma-separated medical conditions (e.g. 'tinnitus,PTSD,lumbar strain,sleep apnea') | |
| dependents | No | Whether veteran has dependents — affects DEA transferability and some benefit calculations | |
| service_era | No | Service era for presumptive condition assessment (e.g. 'Vietnam', 'Gulf War', 'OEF', 'OIF', 'Korea') | |
| relationship | No | Caregiver relationship to veteran (e.g. 'spouse', 'adult child', 'parent', 'sibling') | |
| work_history | No | Work history and current work status (e.g. 'cannot maintain substantially gainful employment due to PTSD and chronic pain') | |
| prior_va_loan | No | Whether veteran has used a VA loan before — triggers entitlement restoration guidance | |
| veteran_needs | No | Description of veteran's care needs (e.g. 'severe TBI requires 24hr supervision, cannot be left alone') | |
| current_rating | No | Current combined rating if filing a supplemental or new claim | |
| discharge_date | No | Approximate discharge date — PCAFC eligibility expanded in 2020 to all service eras | |
| priority_group | No | Current VA priority group if known (1–8) | |
| purchase_price | No | Target home purchase price in USD — used to calculate funding fee savings and PMI comparison | |
| school_location | No | School city and state — used to estimate monthly housing allowance (E-5 with dependent BAH rate) | |
| previous_denials | No | Description of any previous claim denials — affects strategy (HLR vs. Board appeal vs. supplemental) | |
| surviving_spouse | No | Set true if applicant is a surviving spouse of a veteran — unlocks Survivors Pension and different Aid & Attendance rates | |
| disability_rating | No | VA disability rating percentage — many state benefits require minimum rating (e.g. '70', '100', 'P&T') |