Springfield has a VA clinic on South 6th Street, the headquarters of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and the 183rd Wing at the city’s airport. We help capital-area veterans build VA disability claims by phone and video.
A member of our team will reach out within one business day to schedule your free case review.
From Springfield to Chatham, Rochester and Jacksonville, we help central Illinois veterans file, increase and appeal VA claims.
Never filed? We explain service connection, show you how an Intent to File protects your effective date, and build an evidence checklist before your C&P exam.
Conditions get worse. We compare your rating decision to the VA rating schedule and help you document how your symptoms have changed.
A denial isn't the end. Learn the three review options and the deadlines on your decision letter.
See my optionsBurn pits, Agent Orange, Gulf War exposures. Many conditions are now presumptive.
Check eligibilityConditions caused by a service-connected disability, and help if you can't work.
Learn about TDIUCare, transportation, state benefits and free claim help for Sangamon County veterans.
The clinic is part of VA Illiana Health Care, with the Danville VA Medical Center about two hours east. Sangamon County’s VAC offers rides to VA facilities in Danville, Peoria and St. Louis.
The Illinois Air National Guard’s 183rd Wing flew F-16s until 2008 and now supports Air Force air operations centers. Airmen who served on the old fighter flight line should look at hearing loss and tinnitus claims.
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs is based on South Spring Street. Its service officers help with federal claims and state benefits such as the Illinois Veterans Grant and the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, which ties to your VA rating.
The commission’s accredited service officers help with VA claims, and it provides emergency aid for rent, utilities and food to eligible veterans. If free help covers your situation, we’ll tell you so.
Springfield veterans have three decision review options. Pick the one that fits why the VA said no, and watch the deadline on your decision letter.
Submit new and relevant evidence the VA didn't have, such as a nexus letter, private treatment records, or buddy statements.
A more senior reviewer looks at the same evidence again. You can't add new evidence, but you can point out errors.
Appeal to a Veterans Law Judge at the Board of Veterans' Appeals, with or without a hearing.
Monthly VA disability compensation, effective December 1, 2025. Combine your ratings and add dependents in our free calculator.
Many Springfield-area veterans were rated years ago and never revisited it. There are four common paths to a higher combined rating:
If symptoms are worse than your current rating describes, file for an increase with recent medical evidence. The VA rates on current severity, so recent treatment records and a clear description of flare-ups matter.
A service-connected condition can cause others: sleep apnea or depression secondary to PTSD, radiculopathy secondary to a back injury, knee or hip problems from an altered gait. Each can be rated separately.
Tinnitus, PACT Act presumptives and old injuries are commonly missed. If service-connected conditions keep you from holding steady work, Individual Unemployability (TDIU) can pay at the 100% rate.
If you get a notice that the VA plans to reduce your rating, you generally have 60 days to send evidence, and requesting a hearing within 30 days keeps your payments unchanged until it's held.
Tell us about your service, conditions, and current rating.
We find the gaps between your records and the rating criteria.
Know what your C&P examiner will look for before you go.
We explain the decision and your options for next steps.
Veterans throughout Sangamon County and the surrounding capital region can work with us remotely.
Yes. The Springfield VA Clinic on South 6th Street is part of VA Illiana Health Care, which is based at the Danville VA Medical Center.
Sangamon County’s Veterans Assistance Commission offers transportation to VA facilities in Danville, Peoria and St. Louis for eligible veterans. Call ahead to schedule.
Yes. Illinois reduces the equalized assessed value of a qualifying veteran’s home starting at a 30% rating, and at 70% or higher the first $250,000 of assessed value is exempt. You must reapply every year with the county.
Yes. The Sangamon County Veterans Assistance Commission, IDVA Veteran Service Officers and accredited VSOs such as the American Legion, DAV and VFW all help at no cost.
No. We are an independent private company. Neither the Department of Veterans Affairs nor any state or county agency is behind us or endorses our work, and Springfield-area veterans reach us by phone and video.
Start with a free, no-obligation case review. It takes about a minute.