How VetPath earns trust

Every number has a source.

Veterans have been burned by tools that guess. VetPath is built the opposite way: content is verified against official sources, stamped with the date we checked it, and linked so you can confirm it yourself - and our recommendation engines are deterministic rules you can read, not a black box.

states + D.C. researched from official state sources

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state benefit programs, each linked to its official page

federal benefit categories verified against VA.gov / DOL / SBA

career paths grounded in BLS pay data + O*NET profiles

metros with cited BEA cost, HUD rent & BLS jobs data

assessment questions informed by the DOL O*NET framework

Where the data comes from

Sources and refresh cadence

What	Official source	Verified	Refresh
State benefits (all 50 + DC)	State departments of veterans affairs (.gov)	2026-10-01	Quarterly
Federal benefits (10 core categories)	VA.gov · DOL VETS · SBA · Veterans Crisis Line	Oct 2026	Quarterly
Career pay & outlook	BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook (May 2025 medians)	Oct 2026	Annually (new BLS editions)
Relocation cost / rent / jobs	BEA Regional Price Parities · HUD Fair Market Rents · BLS	Oct 2026 (HUD rent FY2026, carried forward)	Quarterly
Transition deadlines	VA.gov · DoD TAP · DOL · TRICARE	Oct 2026	Quarterly
Funding programs	VA · StudentAid.gov · OPM · SBA · each program's own site	Oct 2026	Quarterly
Reserve & Guard benefits	VA.gov · TRICARE · DOL · U.S. Code · state Guard pages	Oct 2026	Quarterly
Assessment design	U.S. DOL O*NET® Interest Profiler framework (RIASEC)	Jul 2026	As frameworks evolve

Every check, every correction, and what is still open: see the verification record →

Rules we operate by

The boundaries that keep this honest

We never determine eligibility

Only VA, your state agency, or an accredited VSO can. Every card links to the official source to confirm.

Free accredited help comes first

Accredited VSO and county service officers are free. We will never point you to paid claims help.

Explainable engines, not a black box

Fit scores and benefit tiers come from deterministic rules built on your own answers - every recommendation shows its reasons.

Your data stays yours

Reading the guides needs no account. Your plan saves privately to your free account - encrypted at rest, visible only to you (row-level security), and never sold. Delete it yourself anytime, in one step.

Dates on everything

Verified content carries the date we checked it. Every build of this site checks those dates and stops if any is more than 100 days old, and we re-verify on a quarterly rhythm.

Crisis support is always visible

Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, then press 1 - free, confidential, 24/7, on every page.

What's still illustrative: relocation comparison tiers (the 1-5 ratings) and starter-home notes are decision aids, not cited rankings - though the cost, rent, jobs, and VA-facility datapoints beside them are official and linked. The smart transcript's credit hours are worked examples in the style of ACE recommendations - your Joint Services Transcript is the real record. Fit percentages are rule-based estimates from your own answers, not a validated test. Pay figures change as BLS publishes new data. VetPath is a planning & education tool - not the VA, a law firm, or an accredited claims representative.

Wondering who pays for all this? Right now, the founders who built it - plus supporters who want it to stay free. Support the mission →

How your account is protected, and how to delete it in one step: Security →

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