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Sarge’s Cup / Veteran peer support
Pathfinder
Find your way. Help someone find theirs.
VA disability application assistance through peer support.
During World War II, Army Pathfinders marked drop zones and set up navigation aids to guide incoming aircraft. Their work helped the soldiers who followed reach their destination in unfamiliar terrain.
Our program draws inspiration from that tradition: helping fellow veterans find a way forward. As a veteran-led, peer-support platform, Pathfinder brings veterans together to navigate the VA disability application process with shared experience, practical education, and support from people who understand the transition from service.
We help make the next step clearer through honest conversations, shared lessons, and useful resources. Veterans who have traveled the path can help those beginning the journey.
Read about the Army Pathfinder tradition
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Veterans supporting veterans
Since 2018
Our impact
Service continues.
- Veterans supported
- 37
- In benefits since 2018
- Over $500K
- Supporting veterans since
- 2018
Program totals reported by Pathfinder · Updated September 30, 2026.
The peer-support approach
A fellow veteran
in your corner.
The application process can feel unfamiliar. Pathfinder provides a place to ask general questions, learn from shared experience, and find useful resources for your next step.
Find useful resources
Talk through your questions and find VA resources to help you prepare for conversations about your benefits.
Connect through experience
Connect with veteran peers who understand the uncertainty of navigating benefits after military service.
Peer support complements professional claims representation. For help with a specific claim or decision review, find a VA-accredited representative or VSO.
Take the next step
Start with a conversation.
Tell us how to reach you and share a brief, general question. Choose Pathfinder on the contact form and your inquiry will go to our private inbox.
Please leave Social Security numbers, medical records, and VA login details out of this initial inquiry.