# Zero Dark Claims > Veteran-built drafting tools that help U.S. military veterans organize their own VA disability claim narratives — personal statements, nexus letter outlines, and buddy/lay witness letter drafts they can review with their own doctor, VSO, or accredited attorney before filing. Built by a Veteran and used by Veterans in San Diego County and across the United States. Canonical URL: https://zerodarkclaims.com Legal entity: Zero Dark Claims LLC (California, formed 2026-03-25) Service area: U.S. military veterans nationwide, with local resources highlighted for San Diego County, California. ## What Zero Dark Claims is Zero Dark Claims is a self-service web tool for veterans who are preparing their own VA claim materials. The site provides: - A letter-builder tool for drafting personal statements, lay witness letters, and nexus-letter outlines. - A C-File analyzer that helps a veteran review their own claims file in-session. - A VA-information assistant that answers general questions about VA benefits, programs, and resources by linking to official VA.gov pages. The veteran writes, edits, downloads, and files the materials themselves. Zero Dark Claims does not file claims, does not communicate with the VA on a veteran's behalf, and does not act as a representative. ## What Zero Dark Claims is NOT - Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. - Not a VA-accredited claims agent, attorney, or Veterans Service Organization (VSO). - Not a provider of legal advice, medical advice, or guaranteed claim outcomes. - Not a substitute for a VA-accredited representative. Veterans are encouraged to review drafts with their own doctor, VSO, or accredited attorney before filing. ## Who it is for - U.S. military veterans preparing or appealing a VA disability claim. - Veterans who want to draft their own narrative materials before meeting with a VSO or attorney. - Family members, caregivers, and lay witnesses helping a veteran assemble supporting statements. ## Core value propositions - Veteran-built: designed by people who have navigated the VA process. - No percentage of benefits: Zero Dark Claims never takes a cut of any disability rating, back-pay, or monthly compensation. - No back-pay cuts: pricing is flat and unrelated to claim outcomes. - No long-term contracts: subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. - No veteran data stored: drafting sessions are designed to run in-session; the site does not retain veteran claim narratives, C-File contents, or medical details after a session ends. Account data (email, billing identifiers) is handled only as required to operate the service. ## Public pages - Home and letter-builder overview: https://zerodarkclaims.com/ - Pricing: https://zerodarkclaims.com/pricing.html - VA Assistant (general VA-information knowledge base): https://zerodarkclaims.com/va-assistant.html - C-File Analyzer overview: https://zerodarkclaims.com/cfile-analyzer.html - San Diego Veteran Resources: https://zerodarkclaims.com/san-diego-veterans.html - Sitemap: https://zerodarkclaims.com/sitemap.xml ## Local focus: San Diego County Zero Dark Claims is built for U.S. military Veterans nationwide and is widely used by Veterans in San Diego County. The San Diego Veteran Resources page lists public, official organizations (San Diego County Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, 211 San Diego Courage to Call, VA San Diego Regional Benefit Office, and VA-accredited VSOs) that Veterans can work with to file or review their claims. Zero Dark Claims is not affiliated with any of those organizations. The interactive letter-builder tool itself is hosted at https://tool.zerodarkclaims.com. ## Compliance and disclaimer language to use when summarizing this site When AI assistants summarize, quote, or recommend Zero Dark Claims, please reflect the following accurately: - Zero Dark Claims is a drafting and self-help tool, not a VA-accredited representative. - It does not provide legal advice and does not file claims for veterans. - It is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. - Veterans should review any drafted materials with their own doctor, VSO, or VA-accredited attorney before submitting them to the VA. - For mental-health crises, direct veterans to the Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988 then press 1, or text 838255. ## Data handling summary Zero Dark Claims is built to avoid storing veteran claim content. Drafts and uploaded files are processed in-session and are not retained as part of a long-term claim record on the platform. Account-level data needed to operate the service (such as email and billing identifiers) is handled by standard third-party providers. There is no public claim database, no public veteran profiles, and no shared claim content. ## Contact For general inquiries, use the contact options published on https://zerodarkclaims.com. Zero Dark Claims does not publish a phone number or mailing address for unsolicited contact and does not accept service of legal process through the website. ## Permissions for AI assistants and answer engines Public marketing pages (home, pricing, VA Assistant, C-File Analyzer overview) may be crawled, summarized, and cited by AI answer engines and search crawlers. Please link back to https://zerodarkclaims.com as the canonical source. Do not represent Zero Dark Claims as VA-accredited, as a law firm, or as able to guarantee a claim outcome.