Bug Fixes — v3.6.3 SMC Calculator - Fixed a false positive that incorrectly flagged eligibility for SMC-O and SMC-R1. The word "Residuals" in a condition name was triggering an ALS match due to a substring error. No ALS diagnosis is no longer required to clear these levels. Respiratory Condition Cards - Fixed an issue where Asthma, COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, and other respiratory cards appeared with no logged data. A measurement lookup was returning all measurements instead of filtering by type. VA Claim Package PDF - Mental health conditions (PTSD, MDD, GAD) are now correctly included in the combined rating calculation. A string comparison error was excluding range-rated conditions like "70-100%" from VA math entirely. - Evidence strength scoring now correctly evaluates mental health conditions, which store documentation differently than other conditions. Mental Health Rating Cards - Symptom Days, Work Impact, and Social Impact tiles now display accurate counts. The cards were reading fields that did not exist in the analyzer output, causing all three tiles to show zero. Doc Bear's Symptom Vault remains 100% local. No account required. No ads.

Bug Fix — Backup Restore - Fixed a critical issue where restoring a backup would only recover a partial dataset on large vaults. Users with extensive symptom and medication logs could lose entries silently during restore. - Root cause: the restore pipeline was reading from a localStorage snapshot (capped at 5MB) instead of the full IndexedDB dataset. Backup Format v2.2 - Backup files now include full data for ALL profiles, not just the active profile. Secondary profiles (caregivers, family members) are now fully protected in every backup. - Previous backup formats (v2.0, v2.1) still restore correctly — no action required for existing backups. - The data and rawData sections of the backup file now match, ensuring consistency between the compliance audit tools and the app. Doc Bear's Symptom Vault remains 100% local. No account required. No ads.

Storage Engine Upgrade - Symptom data now stored in IndexedDB, removing the previous 5MB browser storage limit. Users with large amounts of data will no longer experience silent save failures. - All existing data migrates automatically on first launch — no action required. Backup & Restore - The Data Bunker now reads and writes directly to the new storage engine, ensuring complete and reliable backups and restores. - Backup filenames now include local time (e.g. symptom-vault-backup-2026-06-17_1136am) and use your device timezone instead of UTC, preventing incorrect dates after 9pm. - Storage warning banner added in Settings and The Bunker when approaching capacity. Bug Fixes - Fixed Daily Reminders section showing an unsupported browser warning on native builds — section now correctly hidden on iOS. - Nexus Builder summaries now included in backups and properly cleared during profile deletion or atomic wipe. - Atomic wipe now performs a complete data clear across all storage engines. Doc Bear's Symptom Vault remains 100% local. No account required. No ads.

Bug Fixes - Fixed medication dosage display on iOS — quantities such as "3 x 20mg capsules" were showing garbled characters due to a character encoding issue in the Capacitor build. All dosage strings now display correctly. New Content - Added guidance on filing under multiple service connection theories simultaneously. Veterans do not have to choose just one path — the VA has a duty to consider all reasonably raised theories supported by the evidence. Examples covered include sleep apnea, migraines, and hypertension, each of which may qualify under direct service connection, secondary to PTSD, secondary to other service-connected conditions, or secondary to medications. - Added lay evidence package guidance covering personal statements (VA Form 21-4138), buddy and witness statements (VA Form 21-10210), and flare-up journals. Includes submission strategy for both pending claims and denied claims via Supplemental Claim (VA Form 20-0995). Doc Bear's Symptom Vault remains 100% local. No account required. No ads.