diff --git a/src/claim-request-management/claim-request-management.service.ts b/src/claim-request-management/claim-request-management.service.ts
index 0e43bc9..cf8af08 100644
--- a/src/claim-request-management/claim-request-management.service.ts
+++ b/src/claim-request-management/claim-request-management.service.ts
@@ -10797,16 +10797,41 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
         }
         claims = [...byId.values()];
       }
-      const list = (claims as any[]).map((c) => ({
-        claimRequestId: c._id.toString(),
-        publicId: c.publicId,
-        requestNo: c.requestNo,
-        status: c.status,
-        claimStatus: c.claimStatus || "PENDING",
-        currentStep: c.workflow?.currentStep || "",
-        createdAt: c.createdAt,
-        blameRequestId: c.blameRequestId?.toString(),
-      })) as ClaimListItemV2Dto[];
+      const blameIdsForList = [
+        ...new Set(
+          (claims as any[])
+            .map((c) => c.blameRequestId?.toString())
+            .filter((id): id is string => !!id),
+        ),
+      ];
+      const blamesForList =
+        blameIdsForList.length > 0
+          ? ((await this.blameRequestDbService.find(
+              { _id: { $in: blameIdsForList.map((id) => new Types.ObjectId(id)) } },
+              { lean: true, select: "type creationMethod" },
+            )) as any[])
+          : [];
+      const blameByIdForList = new Map<string, any>(
+        blamesForList.map((b) => [String(b._id), b]),
+      );
+
+      const list = (claims as any[]).map((c) => {
+        const blameForItem = c.blameRequestId
+          ? blameByIdForList.get(c.blameRequestId.toString())
+          : undefined;
+        return {
+          claimRequestId: c._id.toString(),
+          publicId: c.publicId,
+          requestNo: c.requestNo,
+          status: c.status,
+          claimStatus: c.claimStatus || "PENDING",
+          currentStep: c.workflow?.currentStep || "",
+          createdAt: c.createdAt,
+          blameRequestId: c.blameRequestId?.toString(),
+          blameType: blameForItem?.type ?? undefined,
+          creationMethod: blameForItem?.creationMethod ?? undefined,
+        };
+      }) as ClaimListItemV2Dto[];
 
       const paged = applyListQueryV2(
         list,
@@ -10856,6 +10881,15 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
       }
       await this.assertActorCanViewClaimV2(claim, currentUserId, actor);
 
+      const blameForDetail = claim.blameRequestId
+        ? ((
+            await this.blameRequestDbService.find(
+              { _id: new Types.ObjectId(claim.blameRequestId.toString()) },
+              { lean: true, select: "type creationMethod" },
+            )
+          )[0] ?? null)
+        : null;
+
       const hasCapture = (data: any, key: string) =>
         data && (data instanceof Map ? data.get(key) : data[key]);
 
@@ -11011,6 +11045,8 @@ export class ClaimRequestManagementService {
         nextStep: claim.workflow?.nextStep,
         blameRequestId: claim.blameRequestId?.toString(),
         blameRequestNo: claim.blameRequestNo,
+        blameType: (blameForDetail as any)?.type ?? undefined,
+        creationMethod: (blameForDetail as any)?.creationMethod ?? undefined,
         ...(ownerData ? { owner: ownerData } : {}),
         vehicle: claim.vehicle,
         selectedParts: selectedNormDetails,
diff --git a/src/claim-request-management/dto/claim-details-v2.dto.ts b/src/claim-request-management/dto/claim-details-v2.dto.ts
index 535e456..a801922 100644
--- a/src/claim-request-management/dto/claim-details-v2.dto.ts
+++ b/src/claim-request-management/dto/claim-details-v2.dto.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ export class ClaimDetailsV2ResponseDto {
   @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Blame request number' })
   blameRequestNo?: string;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Blame file type: THIRD_PARTY or CAR_BODY',
+    example: 'THIRD_PARTY',
+  })
+  blameType?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'How the blame file was initiated: IN_PERSON or LINK',
+    example: 'IN_PERSON',
+  })
+  creationMethod?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({
     description: 'Claim owner (damaged party): ids for the user and their insurer client scope',
   })
diff --git a/src/claim-request-management/dto/my-claims-v2.dto.ts b/src/claim-request-management/dto/my-claims-v2.dto.ts
index 287a062..2941146 100644
--- a/src/claim-request-management/dto/my-claims-v2.dto.ts
+++ b/src/claim-request-management/dto/my-claims-v2.dto.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ export class ClaimListItemV2Dto {
 
   @ApiProperty({ description: 'Blame request ID this claim originated from' })
   blameRequestId?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Blame file type: THIRD_PARTY or CAR_BODY',
+    example: 'THIRD_PARTY',
+  })
+  blameType?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'How the blame file was initiated: IN_PERSON or LINK',
+    example: 'IN_PERSON',
+  })
+  creationMethod?: string;
 }
 
 export class GetMyClaimsV2ResponseDto {
diff --git a/src/expert-blame/dto/all-request.dto.ts b/src/expert-blame/dto/all-request.dto.ts
index c2fb6a3..2dd3c91 100644
--- a/src/expert-blame/dto/all-request.dto.ts
+++ b/src/expert-blame/dto/all-request.dto.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ export class AllRequestDtoV2 {
   lockFile: boolean;
   lockTime: string | null;
   type: string;
+  /** IN_PERSON or LINK — how the blame file was created */
+  creationMethod?: string;
   blameStatus: string;
   /** Calculated blame + linked claim lifecycle status */
   unifiedFileStatus?: string;
diff --git a/src/expert-blame/expert-blame.service.ts b/src/expert-blame/expert-blame.service.ts
index 6ddb723..b682124 100644
--- a/src/expert-blame/expert-blame.service.ts
+++ b/src/expert-blame/expert-blame.service.ts
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ export class ExpertBlameService {
         ? new Date(workflow.lockedAt as string).toISOString()
         : null,
       type: String(doc.type ?? "THIRD_PARTY"),
+      creationMethod: doc.creationMethod ? String(doc.creationMethod) : undefined,
       blameStatus: String(doc.blameStatus ?? ""),
       partiesInitialForms: {
         firstParty: statementToFormKey(firstParty?.statement) ?? "",
diff --git a/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-detail-v2.dto.ts b/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-detail-v2.dto.ts
index 817edf9..2679fe9 100644
--- a/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-detail-v2.dto.ts
+++ b/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-detail-v2.dto.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ export class ClaimDetailV2ResponseDto {
   })
   blameRequestType?: BlameRequestType;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: "How the blame file was initiated: IN_PERSON or LINK",
+    example: "IN_PERSON",
+  })
+  creationMethod?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({
     description:
       "CAR_BODY only: first-step flags — another car (`car`) and/or object (`object`)",
diff --git a/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-list-v2.dto.ts b/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-list-v2.dto.ts
index 1d7ab5a..d79274d 100644
--- a/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-list-v2.dto.ts
+++ b/src/expert-claim/dto/claim-list-v2.dto.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export class ClaimListItemV2Dto {
   })
   blameRequestType?: BlameRequestType;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'How the blame file was initiated: IN_PERSON or LINK',
+    example: 'IN_PERSON',
+  })
+  creationMethod?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({
     description:
       'CAR_BODY only: first-step flags — accident involved another car (`car`) and/or fixed object (`object`)',
diff --git a/src/expert-claim/expert-claim.service.ts b/src/expert-claim/expert-claim.service.ts
index e27b3ca..0271de6 100644
--- a/src/expert-claim/expert-claim.service.ts
+++ b/src/expert-claim/expert-claim.service.ts
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
    */
   private blameFileContextForExpert(blame: any): {
     blameRequestType?: BlameRequestType;
+    creationMethod?: string;
     carBodyFirstForm?: { car?: boolean; object?: boolean };
     blameStatus?: string;
   } {
@@ -636,9 +637,11 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
     const blameRequestType = blame.type as BlameRequestType;
     const out: {
       blameRequestType?: BlameRequestType;
+      creationMethod?: string;
       carBodyFirstForm?: { car?: boolean; object?: boolean };
       blameStatus?: string;
     } = { blameRequestType };
+    if (blame.creationMethod) out.creationMethod = blame.creationMethod;
     out.blameStatus = blame.blameStatus;
     if (blameRequestType !== BlameRequestType.CAR_BODY) return out;
 
@@ -4017,7 +4020,7 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
       blameIds.length > 0
         ? ((await this.blameRequestDbService.find(
             { _id: { $in: blameIds.map((id) => new Types.ObjectId(id)) } },
-            { lean: true, select: "type parties expert.decision blameStatus status isMadeByFileMaker" },
+            { lean: true, select: "type creationMethod parties expert.decision blameStatus status isMadeByFileMaker" },
           )) as any[])
         : [];
     const blameById = new Map<string, any>(
@@ -4117,7 +4120,7 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
       blameIds.length > 0
         ? ((await this.blameRequestDbService.find(
             { _id: { $in: blameIds.map((id) => new Types.ObjectId(id)) } },
-            { lean: true, select: "type parties expert.decision blameStatus status" },
+            { lean: true, select: "type creationMethod parties expert.decision blameStatus status" },
           )) as any[])
         : [];
     const blameById = new Map<string, any>(
@@ -4212,7 +4215,7 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
       {
         lean: true,
         select:
-          "_id type parties blameStatus status expert.decision assignedFileReviewerId requiresFileMakerApproval",
+          "_id type creationMethod parties blameStatus status expert.decision assignedFileReviewerId requiresFileMakerApproval",
       },
     )) as any[];
 
@@ -4303,7 +4306,7 @@ export class ExpertClaimService {
 
     const makerBlames = (await this.blameRequestDbService.find(
       { isMadeByFileMaker: true, initiatedByFieldExpertId: makerOid },
-      { lean: true, select: "_id type parties blameStatus status expert.decision assignedFileReviewerId requiresFileMakerApproval" },
+      { lean: true, select: "_id type creationMethod parties blameStatus status expert.decision assignedFileReviewerId requiresFileMakerApproval" },
     )) as any[];
 
     if (makerBlames.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/expert-insurer/expert-insurer.service.ts b/src/expert-insurer/expert-insurer.service.ts
index 90f17d6..83a4b84 100644
--- a/src/expert-insurer/expert-insurer.service.ts
+++ b/src/expert-insurer/expert-insurer.service.ts
@@ -1498,6 +1498,8 @@ export class ExpertInsurerService {
         (blame as any)?.requestNumber ||
         (claim as any)?.requestNumber,
       type: (blame as any)?.type ?? (blameFull as any)?.type,
+      creationMethod:
+        (blame as any)?.creationMethod ?? (blameFull as any)?.creationMethod,
       hasClaim: !!claim,
       blameStatus: (blame as any)?.status ?? (blameFull as any)?.status,
       claimStatus: (claim as any)?.status,
diff --git a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
index f86865e..f02f4a4 100644
--- a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
@@ -6116,6 +6116,7 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
       requestNo: plain.requestNo,
       publicId: plain.publicId,
       type: plain.type,
+      creationMethod: plain.creationMethod,
       status: plain.status,
       blameStatus: plain.blameStatus,
       workflow: plain.workflow,