CLAIM EVIDENCE SCORECARD

Purpose: Rate one claimed issue before filing or before choosing a review lane.
Use Green / Yellow / Red. This is a practical readiness check, not a prediction or guarantee.

Issue:
Claim or review lane being considered:
Date reviewed:

1. Current diagnosis / current symptoms
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Evidence already available:
What is missing:
Next action:

2. In-service event, injury, exposure, duty condition, or primary service-connected condition
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Evidence already available:
What is missing:
Next action:

3. Nexus, continuity, aggravation, or presumptive bridge
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Evidence already available:
What is missing:
Next action:

4. Current severity and rating evidence
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Evidence already available:
What is missing:
Next action:

5. Lay or buddy support
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Potential witnesses:
What they personally observed:
BuddySign needed? yes / no / not sure
Next action:

6. Correct claim / review lane
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Direct / secondary / increase / supplemental / HLR / Board / TDIU / not sure:
Why this lane fits:
Risk if wrong lane is chosen:

7. Effective-date or deadline risk
Status: Green / Yellow / Red
Decision date if applicable:
One-year deadline if applicable:
Intent to File date if applicable:
Receipts saved? yes / no

Top 3 evidence gaps:
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2.
3.

Top 3 next moves:
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2.
3.

Prompt to use:
Review this claim with a Claim Evidence Scorecard. Rate current diagnosis, in-service event or primary service-connected condition, nexus/continuity/aggravation, severity evidence, lay or buddy support, lane selection, and effective-date risk as Green, Yellow, or Red. Do not guarantee the outcome. Tell me the top 3 evidence gaps and top 3 next moves.
