MusterVault — free 14-day trial
Your entire claims file, organized and encrypted, on your own computer.
A desktop app for veterans: a document vault for military and claims records, a dated symptom journal, and appointment tracking — all encrypted on your machine. Everything mustered, accounted for.
- No cloud
- No accounts
- No telemetry
- Never phones home
v0.17.0 · Windows 10/11 · 14 days free, everything included · $49 one-time when buying opens
Digitally signed installer — publisher: Jacob McKelvy. No account, no card to start.
Why this exists
I'm Jacob — four years in the Marine Corps, sergeant. I built MusterVault because a claims file is a pile of paper that follows you for decades, and I didn't trust anyone's cloud with mine. It keeps your records the way a good NCO keeps a formation: everything present, everything accounted for. It organizes; it never advises — your VSO does that, for free, and MusterVault makes you the easiest client they'll see all week.
What it does
Encrypted document vault
Import discharge papers, medical records, and claim letters. Every file is AES-256 encrypted the moment it enters the vault — decrypted copies exist only when you deliberately export them.
Dated symptom journal
Log symptoms with severity, impact, and duration. Entries carry immutable timestamps and export to a clean, credible PDF.
Appointment tracking
C&P exams, VA and private appointments with before/after notes, a month calendar, and .ics export to any calendar app.
Everything by condition
See your documents, journal entries, and appointments grouped by condition — with severity trends over time.
VSO handoff packet
One click builds a tidy folder to hand your accredited representative — everything they need, organized.
Reads letters aloud, text up to 200%
Built for every set of eyes: one-tap large text right on the lock screen, and scanned letters can be read aloud by your PC — fully offline.
The fine print, up front
MusterVault is an organizational tool only. It never advises on claims, suggests statement wording, or predicts ratings — for claim status it points you to VA.gov.
Simple pricing
Free trial
$0 for 14 days
- ✓ Every feature, no limits
- ✓ No account, no card, no sign-up
- ✓ After the trial: view & export forever
MusterVault license
$49 one-time
- ✓ Pay once, yours forever — free updates
- ✓ License key verified on your computer, offline
- ✓ Covers your personal machines
Questions, answered
How does the free trial work?
Download and use everything free for 14 days — no account, no card, no sign-up. After the trial, MusterVault keeps opening your vault: you can view and export everything you saved, forever. A license key just re-enables adding new items.
Is my data ever locked behind the paywall?
Never. Your documents live encrypted on your computer and remain yours to view, export, and back up whether or not you ever pay. We think holding a veteran's records hostage would be disgraceful, so the app is built to make it impossible.
What do I get when I buy?
A personal license key delivered by email. Paste it into Settings once and you're done — the key is verified on your computer, with no activation server and no account. One purchase covers your personal machines.
Does MusterVault ever connect to the internet?
Only when you press the button: a user-initiated check for app updates and current VA rate tables, both cryptographically verified. No telemetry, no cloud, no accounts — your data never leaves your computer.
What about updates after I buy?
Updates are free. The app checks only when you ask it to, and annual VA compensation-rate changes arrive as small verified updates without reinstalling.