VAMO

About VAMO

Committed to evidence integrity under VA scrutiny.

We produce independent medical research and VA-aligned documentation that reads like evidence, not advocacy. Our work stays record based, clinically reasoned, and ready for detail focused review.

Who we are

A research group, not an advocacy shop.

VAMO is a highly specialized medical research group with expertise in exploring the effects of military injuries and the disabling conditions that follow. We provide forensic medical research and evidence-based analysis to develop comprehensive medical nexus opinions for VA disability claims, and vocational assessments for Social Security Disability cases.

Our team includes former VA clinicians and rating specialists who understand how medical evidence gets weighed during review. That is the whole proposition: the people who once set and enforced the quality standard for VA medical opinions now apply it on behalf of the firms who retain us.

We do not provide treatment, emergency care, legal advice, or representation, and we do not guarantee claim outcomes.

Clinician reviewing medical records on a tablet with a patient
16+
Former VA clinical and rating experts
125+
Years of combined VBA and VHA experience
1,000+
Expert medical opinions prepared
6
Specialized research departments

Unparalleled expertise

Measured by experience, not algorithms.

With over 125 years of combined work experience for the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration, we possess unusual depth in interpreting medical literature and the VA regulations governing medical opinions.

Our research team is comprised of:

  • Medical experts across audiology, psychology, and internal medicine
  • VA Rating Experts, including retired Rating Quality Review Specialists
  • The VA's former Medical Opinion Quality Manager

How an engagement runs

01

Intake and scope

We confirm the medical questions at issue, the deadline, and exactly what will be delivered. Scope is documented before work begins.

02

Records review

Our team reviews the records for the conditions at issue. If we cannot prepare what you need, there is no charge.

03

Research and analysis

Former VA rating specialists and clinicians work the file together, applying the regulatory standard the adjudicator will apply.

04

Delivery and support

You receive the signed opinion or assessment. If VA uses a contract examiner to dispute it, we prepare a rebuttal addendum at no charge.

Send us the file.

We will confirm scope, deadline, and deliverables in writing before any work begins. Flat fee of $850. No contracts.

VA Claim SupportIndependent Medical OpinionsMental Disorders DBQTDIU Vocational AssessmentsAid & Attendance AssessmentsSSDI Vocational Assessments