VA pricing
$1,500 for the standard psychiatric records-review and opinion service.
The $500 is paid upfront to begin the physician records review; the $1,000 balance is due before the final letter, only if an opinion is supported and you choose to continue. The $500 is part of the $1,500 total, not an additional fee.
The two-stage payment structure does not influence the physician's independent medical conclusion. Payment never guarantees a favorable opinion, rating, award, service connection, or other VA outcome.
Standard service total
$1,500
Includes the initial $500 records review, review summary, factual clarification, final clinician review, and a signed opinion when the physician can support one.
First payment—included in total
$500
Paid upfront to begin the physician records review. It is the first $500 of the $1,500 total, not an additional fee.
Remaining balance
$1,000
Due only if the physician concludes that an opinion is clinically supportable and the client elects to continue. Paying it brings the standard total paid to $1,500.
If the client stops after review
The client may stop after the record review summary. In that case, no additional standard fee is due. The first payment covers the physician records review, not a favorable conclusion. The cancellation and refund terms above also cover a client who stops after substantive review begins but before it is complete.
What is not included
- VA filing or representation
- Legal advice
- Guaranteed favorable opinion
- Guaranteed rating, award, or service connection
The $500 initial physician records-review fee is non-refundable if you cancel after Dr. Craig begins substantive physician review, even if the review is not yet complete. Administrative screening, file receipt, scheduling, and payment alone do not count as substantive physician review. If you cancel before that review begins, or Ingleside declines or cannot provide the agreed initial review, we refund that fee. A completed review that does not support the requested opinion is still a performed review and does not qualify for a refund on that basis. If an opinion is clinically supportable and you choose to proceed, the remaining $1,000 is due before final work is completed. Refunds required by law remain available. These terms apply to new engagements and do not replace an existing matter's signed fee terms.
DBQs, clinical interviews, rebuttals, addenda, urgent deadlines, unusually large record sets, and multi-issue matters are scoped manually rather than priced through the standard VA workflow.
Begin client intakeYour right to a Good Faith EstimateServices are currently available only to adults age 18 or older who are physically located in Illinois or Texas when professional services are provided. Continuing to intake or submitting information does not mean that a matter has been accepted. We confirm location, eligibility, conflicts, and scope before substantive professional work begins.
This business is not endorsed or sponsored by, or affiliated with, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, or any federally chartered VA accredited veteran service organization. You may qualify for other veterans benefits beyond the benefits for which you are receiving services here.
Veteran and military benefits services are available free of charge from VA accredited county veteran service officers, representatives of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and the veteran service officers of federally chartered veteran service organizations. To learn more, contact these organizations or the Illinois Attorney General's Office at 1-800-382-3000.