{"meta":{"dataset":"veterans-representation","title":"VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23740008","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23740008","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23740007","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23740008, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23740008","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts of people on the VA's public accreditation lists and of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions, kept for marketing planning. An accreditation is the VA's permission to help with claims, not an endorsement or a measure of quality, and the counts say nothing about any veteran's claim. Deadlines and fees are for your own counsel.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/veterans-representation/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/veterans-representation/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"varep-ak","dataset":"veterans-representation","jurisdiction":"AK","areaName":"Alaska","areaType":"state","state":"AK","fips":"02","status":"P","text":"On 2026-10-28, the VA Office of General Counsel's accreditation lists show 6 accredited attorneys and 1 accredited claims agent with a business address in Alaska, 7 in all. The VA projects about 68,000 veterans there at 2026-09-30, which is 10.3 accredited attorneys and agents per 100,000 veterans and 11,333 veterans for each accredited attorney.","value":7,"unit":"accredited attorneys and claims agents","effectiveFrom":"2026-10-28","effectiveTo":null,"attorneys":6,"agents":1,"new12m":2,"veterans":68000,"veteransDate":"2026-09-30","veteransPerAttorney":11333,"veteransPerRep":9714,"repsPer100kVeterans":10.3,"countiesTotal":30,"countiesWithNone":26,"veteransInCountiesWithNone":23000,"history":[["2026-10-28",7]],"sources":[{"label":"VA Office of General Counsel, Accreditation Search: complete Excel lists of accredited attorneys and claims agents, downloaded 2026-10-28","url":"https://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"VA National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, VetPop2023 county table (Table 9L), living veterans projected for 2026-09-30, rounded to the nearest 1,000","url":"https://www.va.gov/VETDATA/docs/Demographics/New_Vetpop_Model/9L_VetPop2023_County_NCVAS.xlsx","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel","file":"OGC accreditation lists: attorneyexcellist.asp and caexcellist.asp (complete lists)","release":"complete lists downloaded 2026-10-28","vintage":"counts by business-address state; veterans from VetPop2023 at 2026-09-30, rounded to the nearest 1,000","url":"https://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/","accessed":"2026-10-28"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","note":"Counts of people by the business address on the VA list, not of veterans served: accredited representatives work with veterans in any state. No name is published.","sourceLabels":"VA Office of General Counsel, Accreditation Search: complete Excel lists of accredited attorneys and claims agents, downloaded 2026-10-28 | VA National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, VetPop2023 county table (Table 9L), living veterans projected for 2026-09-30, rounded to the nearest 1,000","sourceUrls":"https://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/ | https://www.va.gov/VETDATA/docs/Demographics/New_Vetpop_Model/9L_VetPop2023_County_NCVAS.xlsx","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 45 days; totals tie to the official file"}]}