WanderServe

About

17.6 veterans die by suicide every day — and 61% of veterans who died by suicide in 2022 were not receiving VA care at the time. The first year post-separation is the highest-risk period: identity loss, financial instability, and loss of structure combine into a documented peak. Welfare checks are a documented veteran safety risk — police involvement in mental health calls produces worse outcomes. The DADT discharge upgrade program estimates 14,000 veterans are eligible, but only 6% have completed upgrades — most don't know the path exists. 78,000+ veterans remain unhoused despite the VASH program's documented capacity of 60,000 vouchers against a gap of 60,000 chronically homeless veterans. WanderServe is the VA navigation layer that the VA itself doesn't have: chosen-network crisis support, LGBTQ+ affirming facility ratings, MST claim documentation, and discharge upgrade navigation built for the people the system was designed to forget.

Features

• VA benefits navigation: disability claim documentation + evidence building — initial denials are common
• Discharge upgrade navigator: DADT-era (14K eligible, 6% complete), other-than-honorable, MST
• Burn pit exposure + PACT Act claims: documented exposure, symptoms, claim chain
• LGBTQ+ veteran: MST claims, affirming VA facility ratings, trans veteran care navigation
• Housing navigation: HUD-VASH, VA-backed loans, transitional housing — 78K still unhoused
• Pension protection: predatory financial advisor red flags — veteran financial exploitation is documented
• First-year post-separation toolkit: identity, structure, benefits, community — highest-risk period
• Crisis: WanderSOS with veteran configuration — battle buddy model, 3am problem, chosen network first
• 17.6/day statistic is a solvable problem: chosen-network crisis support changes the calculus
• Peer support: battle buddy model, community rings for veteran mutual aid