Ty Matthews served in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1992.

In August of 1991, everything changed. A serious service-connected injury left him with catastrophic damage to his left foot and ankle — the beginning of a thirty-year battle with chronic pain, opiate dependency, and Major Depressive Disorder that would cost him his career, his home, and very nearly his life.

For years he navigated the VA system the way most veterans do — alone, confused, and largely without results. His initial disability rating didn’t reflect what his injury had actually taken from him. The system wasn’t designed to make it easy. And the people who were supposed to help weren’t always there when it mattered.

So he did what he’d always done. He figured it out himself.

In 2024, after years of research and a complete rethinking of how to present a VA claim, Ty submitted a fully organized, evidence-based disability package that read less like a form and more like a legal brief. Twelve days later he had his decision.

100%. 47 days start to finish.

100% in 47 Days is the book he wished had existed when he started. It contains everything he learned — the strategy, the documents, the language, and the system — laid out in the exact order a veteran needs it.

His professional background spans architectural design, construction management, and business ownership in the Washington DC metro area.
He wrote this book because no one handed him a roadmap. Every veteran who reads it deserves one..