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Client

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)

Goal

Provide Veterans with less-than-honorable discharges a step-by-step guide for completing a complex process where they must decipher which of 2 different forms to complete and 8 different boards to apply to based on the smallest details of their case.

Problem

How do we provide Veterans who experienced discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual assault, PTSD, or a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a clear path forward to redeem their full Veteran status? 

Understand if you qualify

Understand if you qualify

Answer a few simple questions

Answer a few simple questions

Get your results

Get your results

Response has been positive

Response has been positive

Solution

Create an interactive online tool that provides Veterans with plain language, accurate information about how to apply for a discharge upgrade. By answering 9 questions or less, Veterans are provided with 1 of 10,000+ possible results -- a truly customized experience.

Services Provided

User Research, Stakeholder Management, Writing & Editing, Creative Vision, Logic & Information Architecture 

Check It Out

va.gov/discharge-upgrade-instructions

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