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Claims
Organizes claim status, phase dates, claim type, evidence signals, letters, and pending actions.
Veteran Benefits Command Center
Cleaner VA.gov data for veterans.
Patriot Claim Tracker is a local-first Chrome extension that organizes VA.gov claims, messages, documents, benefits, payments, health signals, and forms into a polished dashboard. It is built as a privacy-aware SALT19 portfolio project for veteran-centered workflows.
Manifest V3
Local-first
No external server
Sensitive-data redaction
Veteran packet export
★ Patriot Claim Tracker
Claims, messages, documents, benefits, payments, health, and forms remain organized on this device.
Current Claim Phase
Evidence
Days Open
142
Rating
100%
Overview
Claims
Messages
Docs
Benefits
Claim Summary
StatusEvidence Gathering
TypeCompensation
NeededMedical evidence
Veteran Packet
MessagesOrganized
DocumentsLinked
ExportRedacted JSON
Built around the veteran workflow.
The extension turns scattered VA.gov information into focused sections that are easier to review, export, and discuss during claim preparation.
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Messages
Groups secure-message folders, message metadata, links, and attachment signals where VA.gov exposes them.
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Documents
Detects document, letter, PDF, upload, and download links so supporting records are easier to locate.
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Benefits
Summarizes rating data, VA benefit resources, PACT Act / TERA references, and state benefit pathways.
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Health
Separates appointment and health-care signals from payment data for cleaner navigation.
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Forms
Provides common claim, appeal, evidence, dependency, unemployability, and health-care form references.
Sideload install directions.
Install Patriot Claim Tracker the same way as the Recruiter.ai sideload workflow: download the ZIP, unzip it, load it as an unpacked Chrome extension, then open VA.gov and refresh the pages you want captured.
Current package: v0.3.0
Download package
Expected file:
Download ZIP
patriot-claim-tracker-extension-v0.3.0.zip
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Download the ZIP file. Save
patriot-claim-tracker-extension-v0.3.0.zipto your computer. -
Unzip the file. Extract the package so you can see the extension folder, such as
patriot_claim_tracker_ext_v030. -
Open Chrome Extensions. In Chrome, go to
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Enable Developer mode. Turn on
Developer modein the top-right corner of the Chrome Extensions page. -
Click Load unpacked. Select the unzipped extension folder, not the ZIP file.
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Open VA.gov and sign in. Visit the VA.gov pages you want organized: claims, messages, letters/documents, benefits, payments, appointments, and forms.
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Reload each VA.gov page after the extension is loaded. API capture only sees network activity that happens after the extension content script is active.
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Click the extension and refresh the current VA.gov tab. Open Patriot Claim Tracker from the Chrome toolbar, then use the dashboard refresh control to capture and organize the current page.
Sideloaded extensions are installed manually outside the Chrome Web Store. Only install code you trust, review permissions carefully,
and avoid using the extension on shared or untrusted computers.
Local-first by design.
Patriot Claim Tracker is intended to process VA.gov information inside the browser, using local Chrome storage and user-controlled export.
- No external application server required
- No data resale or advertising workflow
- Redacted veteran packet export
- Designed for sensitive claim and benefit workflows
Portfolio engineering focus.
This project demonstrates a practical browser automation and data-organization workflow for a real public-service use case.
- Chrome Manifest V3 architecture
- Content-script extraction
- VA.gov API response observation
- Structured UI sections and dashboard cards
- JSON export and redaction logic
- Veteran-centered product design
Independent project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
How it works.
The extension observes data already available to the signed-in veteran and reorganizes it into a cleaner, sectioned command center.
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Open VA.gov
The user signs in and opens claim, message, document, benefit, payment, or health pages.
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Capture locally
The extension extracts visible page data and observes relevant VA.gov API responses after load.
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Organize sections
Data is grouped into claims, messages, documents, benefits, health, payments, forms, and raw data.
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Export packet
The user can copy a helpful redacted packet or JSON export for personal organization.
Privacy-aware tooling for veteran claims.
Patriot Claim Tracker is a public portfolio project showing how browser extensions can improve access, organization, and usability around complex benefits workflows without moving sensitive data to a third-party server.