Veteran-founded · Serving veterans in 40+ states
Our story

Built by a soldier who lived the transition.

Operation Veterans Edge wasn't started by a marketing company. It was founded by a career soldier who spent two decades in uniform, came home, and saw how many veterans were leaving their earned benefits on the table.

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Chris Mendham, Founder of Operation Veterans Edge
Chris MendhamFounder · U.S. Army, 20+ years of service

"The hardest mission for many of us isn't the deployment. It's leaving the uniform behind."

Read Chris's story: "Leaving the Uniform Behind" on MSN

The journey

Two decades in uniform, from enlisted to officer

Every part of this company comes from what those years taught us about service, evidence, and finishing the mission.

Chris Mendham at basic training
Where it started

Enlisted, like most of you

Chris didn't start with a commission. He started where most veterans start, at the bottom, earning every step.

Chris Mendham deployed in Iraq
Deployed

Combat deployments, real conditions

Iraq and beyond. The same deployments, exposures, and wear-and-tear that show up years later in the conditions veterans file for.

Chris Mendham leading soldiers
Leadership

Responsible for soldiers' lives

Commanding troops taught the discipline this company runs on: plan the mission, gather the evidence, leave nobody behind.

Chris Mendham in dress uniform with family
The transition

Coming home, and hitting the same wall you did

Leaving the uniform meant facing the same confusing claims system every veteran faces. That experience became the reason this company exists.

MENDHAM U.S. Army nametape

The name on the site is the name that was on the uniform.

No hidden owners, no faceless company. A veteran built this for veterans, and stands behind it personally.

Why we exist

What those years taught us

We lived the transition

The confusion after separation isn't a story we read about. We went through it, and built the map we wish we'd had.

Evidence wins, not stories

The military taught us that missions succeed on preparation. Your claim is no different, it succeeds on documentation.

Nobody left behind

We stay through the C&P exam and the decision. Accountability through completion isn't a slogan, it's how we served.

Your turn

Let's look at what you've earned

A free, no-obligation strategy call with people who've been where you are.

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Important: Operation Veterans Edge is a private veteran consulting and coaching company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. We are not VA-accredited, not a law firm, and not a Veterans Service Organization. Free assistance is available from accredited Veterans Service Organizations and your state department of veterans affairs. Individual results vary and all rating decisions are made solely by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Operation Veterans Edge · You keep 100% of your back pay on the up-front plan
Pricing

What's the rating you earned actually worth?

Most veterans don't lose out because they don't qualify. They lose because no one showed them what the VA needs to see, and what the wait really costs.

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The gap costs more than you think

An underrating quietly costs you far more than a fee

$1,000s

per month, what an underrating quietly costs you

Back pay

owed for every month you waited to file it right

A lifetime

of money you can't get back once it's gone

Most vets don't lose because they don't qualify. They lose because no one showed them what the VA needs to see.

Either way you pay

What you get

The same complete support, whichever payment path fits your situation.

A clear strategy

Before you file, so you stop guessing and know exactly what to submit and why.

Evidence that holds up

Your own doctor first, with our affiliated medical partner as a backup if you need it.

In your corner to the finish

Through your C&P exam and all the way to the decision. You're never doing this alone.

The real math

The other options cost more than they look

A quick, honest comparison of who takes a cut, who moves fast, and who stays with you.

Attorney / Agent Free VSO Operation Veterans Edge
Takes a cut of your back pay? Yes, up to ⅓ No No, you keep it all
Paid to move fast? No Not for pay Yes
Typical wait Long, often drawn out Months (backlogged) Built for speed
Stays with you to the end? Varies Overloaded Yes
The incentive problem

Why they take so long

1

They only get paid from your back pay.

2

Back pay grows the longer it drags on.

3

So the slow path pays them, not you.

We're paid the same whether it takes 2 months or 2 years. So we push for fast.

What an attorney's cut really looks like
Attorney / Agent
Up to ⅓ of your back pay, gone off the top.
With us
You keep every dollar.
Simple, transparent pricing

Two honest ways to work with us

No hidden fees, no surprises. Pick what fits your situation.

Lowest cost
Up Front

Pay once, keep everything

$1,250 one time
Split payment available.
  • Full strategy + evidence roadmap
  • Complete support, start to finish
  • Money back if we don't deliver your roadmap
  • You keep 100% of your back pay
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Success-Based · Pay on results

Pay based on your increase

Results-based
Nothing comes out of your back pay.
  • Nothing from your back pay
  • Small, refundable commitment deposit, credited back on completion
  • Based on your monthly increase, not your savings
  • Capped one-time fee, payable over 12 months, no interest
  • We only do well when you do
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Your first step

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Free strategy call. No cost, no obligation. We'll review your situation and tell you honestly what's possible.

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Contingency fees are regulated and apply to past-due benefits; attorney and agent fees and timelines vary by case. Figures shown are illustrative. Individual results vary and all rating decisions are made solely by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Important: Operation Veterans Edge is a private veteran consulting and coaching company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. We are not VA-accredited, not a law firm, and not a Veterans Service Organization. Medical evidence is coordinated through our affiliated partner, Stern HealthWorks, and used only after free and low-cost options; the veteran always chooses. Free assistance is available from accredited Veterans Service Organizations and your state department of veterans affairs.