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Discovery Questionnaire

153 questions across 19 sections. This is the part that finds what everyone else missed. It is long on purpose, you do not have to finish in one sitting, and your answers save in this browser as you go.

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Before you begin0/2

There are no wrong answers and nothing here is a test. Skip anything that doesn't apply. Your answers save in this browser as you go, so you can close it and come back.

Things you stopped noticing ⭐0/5

⭐ This is the most important section. Most veterans lose ratings here, not because they are dishonest but because they stopped counting things that became normal.

Pain and joints0/13

Cover every joint, even ones you have never mentioned to anyone.

Nerves, head and thinking0/11
Headaches0/7

Rating turns almost entirely on frequency and whether attacks are completely disabling. Be precise if you can.

Mental health0/12

Answer whatever you are comfortable with. Skip anything you would rather discuss with a clinician. Nothing here is shared with anyone.

Sleep0/9
Breathing0/8
Ears, nose, sinuses and throat0/9

Sinus ratings turn on how many episodes per year, so count carefully.

Heart and circulation0/6
Stomach and digestion0/10
Urinary and sexual health0/9

Under-reported and frequently ratable. Answer what you are comfortable with.

Reproductive and gynecological0/9

For women veterans. Routinely skipped in VA intake and routinely ratable.

Energy, weight and hormones0/8
Skin, hair and nails0/9

Skin ratings often turn on percentage of body affected and how much of the year.

Teeth, jaw and vision0/6
Work and daily life0/8

This is what converts symptoms into a rating. Be concrete.

Where the evidence might be0/10

Not about symptoms. This is about paperwork that exists somewhere and VA has never seen.

Anything else0/2