Select the files you intend to inventory
Use copies you control and keep the originals available. A checksum of a converted or rescanned file will differ even when the visible pages look similar.
Know which files you kept
When several copies of a document exist, file names alone may not show whether their bytes match. Select local files to create a manifest of names, sizes, file timestamps and SHA-256 checksums. The browser reads them locally and exports a CSV without uploading their contents.
Put it into practice
Review the file-level information
Check names and sizes, remembering that the timestamp came from the file's metadata. Do not relabel it as a clinician's signature or a claim event.
Store the manifest with appropriate privacy
The export may contain identifying file names. Save it where you can compare future copies without exposing unnecessary personal information.
A worked example
Two files called decision-letter.pdf may have different checksums. That tells you their bytes differ; it does not tell you which one is correct or which documents a claim requires.
Local document file inventory and SHA-256 integrity manifest
When several copies of a document exist, file names alone may not show whether their bytes match. Select local files to create a manifest of names, sizes, file timestamps and SHA-256 checksums. The browser reads them locally and exports a CSV without uploading their contents.
A checksum identifies file bytes, not whether a document is authentic, complete or sufficient evidence for a claim. File metadata timestamps are not issue dates. This tool does not parse medical content, fill a VA form, determine eligibility or submit anything.
Inputs are processed in this page. Nothing is submitted to the app or a business. Download a result to keep it; this page does not automatically save your work.
What to keep in mind
The organizer is educational preparation, not representation, a benefits determination or legal advice. VA says accredited Veterans Service Organization representatives help with benefit claims for free. Use official VA instructions and qualified help for your situation.
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Local document file inventory and SHA-256 integrity manifest
What a document checksum can and cannot establish
Separate a file timestamp from a document's actual date
Store a document manifest without exposing private file names
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