diff --git a/src/applications/686c-674/containers/App.jsx b/src/applications/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
index b08dad696912..57df90a3be7d 100644
--- a/src/applications/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
+++ b/src/applications/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
@@ -1,47 +1,66 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import RoutedSavableApp from 'platform/forms/save-in-progress/RoutedSavableApp';
-import { VA_FORM_IDS } from '@department-of-veterans-affairs/platform-forms/constants';
-// import manifest from '../manifest.json';
 import { useBrowserMonitoring } from '~/platform/utilities/real-user-monitoring';
 import { useFeatureToggle } from '~/platform/utilities/feature-toggles';
+import manifest from '../manifest.json';
 import formConfig from '../config/form';
 import { DOC_TITLE } from '../config/constants';
 
-function App({ location, children, isLoading, featureToggles, savedForms }) {
+function App({
+  location,
+  children,
+  isLoggedIn,
+  isLoading,
+  vaFileNumber,
+  featureToggles,
+}) {
   const { TOGGLE_NAMES } = useFeatureToggle();
   useBrowserMonitoring({
     location,
     toggleName: TOGGLE_NAMES.disablityBenefitsBrowserMonitoringEnabled,
   });
+
   // Must match the H1
   document.title = DOC_TITLE;
+
   // Handle loading
   if (isLoading || !featureToggles || featureToggles.loading) {
     return <va-loading-indicator message="Loading your information..." />;
   }
 
-  const flipperV2 = featureToggles.vaDependentsV2;
-  const hasV1Form = savedForms.some(
-    form => form.form === VA_FORM_IDS.FORM_21_686C,
-  );
-  const hasV2Form = savedForms.some(
-    form => form.form === VA_FORM_IDS.FORM_21_686CV2,
-  );
-
-  const shouldUseV2 = hasV2Form || (flipperV2 && !hasV1Form);
-  if (!shouldUseV2) {
+  if (!featureToggles.vaDependentsV2) {
     window.location.href = '/view-change-dependents/add-remove-form-21-686c/';
     return <></>;
   }
 
-  return (
+  const content = (
     <article id="form-686c" data-location={`${location?.pathname?.slice(1)}`}>
       <RoutedSavableApp formConfig={formConfig} currentLocation={location}>
         {children}
       </RoutedSavableApp>
     </article>
   );
+
+  // If on intro page, just return
+  if (location.pathname === '/introduction') {
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  // If a user is not logged in OR
+  // a user is logged in, but hasn't gone through va file number validation
+  // redirect them to the introduction page.
+  if (
+    !isLoggedIn ||
+    (isLoggedIn && !vaFileNumber?.hasVaFileNumber?.VALIDVAFILENUMBER)
+  ) {
+    document.location.replace(`${manifest.rootUrl}`);
+    return (
+      <va-loading-indicator message="Redirecting to introduction page..." />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return content;
 }
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
diff --git a/src/applications/disability-benefits/686c-674/containers/App.jsx b/src/applications/disability-benefits/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
index 6b6455fac903..dd1f44419824 100644
--- a/src/applications/disability-benefits/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
+++ b/src/applications/disability-benefits/686c-674/containers/App.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import RoutedSavableApp from 'platform/forms/save-in-progress/RoutedSavableApp';
-import { VA_FORM_IDS } from '@department-of-veterans-affairs/platform-forms/constants';
 import { useBrowserMonitoring } from '~/platform/utilities/real-user-monitoring';
 import { useFeatureToggle } from '~/platform/utilities/feature-toggles';
 import manifest from '../manifest.json';
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ function App({
   isLoading,
   vaFileNumber,
   featureToggles,
-  savedForms,
 }) {
   const { TOGGLE_NAMES } = useFeatureToggle();
   useBrowserMonitoring({
@@ -31,16 +29,7 @@ function App({
     return <va-loading-indicator message="Loading your information..." />;
   }
 
-  const flipperV2 = featureToggles.vaDependentsV2;
-  const hasV1Form = savedForms.some(
-    form => form.form === VA_FORM_IDS.FORM_21_686C,
-  );
-  const hasV2Form = savedForms.some(
-    form => form.form === VA_FORM_IDS.FORM_21_686CV2,
-  );
-
-  const shouldUseV2 = hasV2Form || (flipperV2 && !hasV1Form);
-  if (shouldUseV2) {
+  if (featureToggles.vaDependentsV2) {
     window.location.href =
       '/view-change-dependents/add-remove-form-21-686c-v2/';
     return <></>;
@@ -52,6 +41,7 @@ function App({
       </RoutedSavableApp>
     </article>
   );
+
   // If on intro page, just return
   if (location.pathname === '/introduction') {
     return content;