Veteran Resources

Veterans Crisis Line

Free, confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones, available 24/7. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.

Call: Dial 988 (then press 1)
Text: 838255
Chat Online: www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat

Getting Started

VA.gov
Request military service records, access and manage VA benefits and health care.
www.va.gov

VA Welcome Kit
New to VA? Start here for an overview of benefits.
www.va.gov/welcome-kit

VA Health & Benefits App
Manage VA health care, benefits, payments, and more.
www.mobile.va.gov/app/va-health-and-benefits

My HealtheVet on VA.gov
Refill prescriptions, view medical records, manage appointments, message your health care team.
www.va.gov/health-care/manage-health

Find VA Locations
Find a VA health care facility, in-network community provider, pharmacy, urgent or emergent care, VA benefits office, VA cemetery, or Vet Center close to you.
www.va.gov/find-locations

VA Records
Apply for a Veteran ID card, request benefit letters, medical records, or a discharge upgrade. Find VA payment history, certificates of eligibility (COE), DD214, and other forms.
www.va.gov/records

Health Care

Apply for VA health care
VA Health Care Hotline: (877) 222-8387
www.va.gov/health-care/how-to-apply

Manage health appointments online
www.va.gov/health-care/manage-appointments

Pay copays and use multiple insurances
Check your balance for medical services and prescription copays, dispute charges, get help.
Pay by phone: (888) 827-4817
www.va.gov/health-care/pay-copay-bill

Apply for travel pay
Request reimbursement by submitting a travel claim for travel expenses to and from approved health care appointments.
Travel Pay Call Center: (855) 574-7292
www.va.gov/health-care/file-travel-pay-reimbursement

Explore long-term care
Learn about assisted living, residential, and home health care.
VA Health Care Hotline: (877) 222-8387
www.va.gov/health-care/about-va-health-benefits/long-term-care

Learn about qualifying for VA dental care
MyVA411: (800) 698-2411
www.va.gov/health-care/about-va-health-benefits/dental-care

Learn about your VA primary care team
Research shows that a team approach leads to better care, more satisfied patients, and fewer hospital visits.
VA Health Care Hotline: (877) 222-8387
www.va.gov/health-care/about-va-health-benefits/your-care-team

Connect with social workers
Get help with resources, crisis intervention, intimate partner violence, food insecurity, substance use dependence, and support for housing instability.
VA Health Care Hotline: (877) 222-8387 (press 0)
www.socialwork.va.gov

Mental Health support and services
Find treatment and support for mental health problems like PTSD, effects of military sexual trauma (MST), depression, grief, substance use problems, and anxiety-related conditions.
www.mentalhealth.va.gov

VA Health Connect Clinical Contact Centers
Access virtual health care 24 hours per day. Call to schedule appointments, speak to a medical provider, and check on medications.

Foreign Medical Program (FMP)
If you’re a Veteran who gets medical care outside the U.S. for a service-connected condition, VA may cover the cost of your care.
VA Specialty Contact Center: (833) 930-0816 (press 3)
www.va.gov/health-care/foreign-medical-program

Explore Community Care/MISSION Act
Access other providers when VA can’t provide the care needed.
Community Care Contact Center: (877) 881-7618
www.va.gov/communitycare

Find urgent and emergency care
If you are having a medical emergency, dial 911. To avoid charges, Veterans must report visits to a non-VA emergency room within 72 hours.
Call: (844) 724-7842
www.emergencycarereporting.communitycare.va.gov

Get help with VA health facility concerns
Share concerns and unmet needs. Start by contacting your local health care team or patient advocate.
MyVA411: (800) 698-2411
ask.va.gov

Disability and Benefits

Apply for a disability rating or increase
Upload documents and file a claim for a disability related to military service.
VA Benefits Hotline: (800) 827-1000
www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim

Learn about the PACT Act
The PACT Act expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and toxic substances.
MyVA411: (800) 698-2411
www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits

Overseas Military Coordinators
If you’re a Veteran living or working overseas, in-person benefits assistance is available.
www.benefits.va.gov/persona/veteran-abroad.asp

Find local Veteran Service Organizations (VSO)
Get help from an accredited representative.
MyVA411: (800) 698-2411
www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative

Homelessness Support, Housing Assistance, VA Home Loans

Receive help with homelessness and housing instability
VA is committed to ending Veteran homelessness. Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and their family and friends, can call or chat online confidentially with counselors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call Center for Homeless Veterans: (877) 424-3838
www.va.gov/homeless

VA-backed Veterans home loans
VA can help you buy a home or refinance a loan. Apply for a VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility (COE) and other benefits that can help you improve, build, or keep your current home.
VA Loan Guaranty Service: (877) 827-3702
www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans

Education and Training

Continue education with the GI Bill
Explore how VA can help pay for education.
VA Education Benefits Assistance Service Line, from the U.S.: (888) 442-4551
From overseas: 001-918-781-5678
www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits

Careers and Employment

Prepare for careers and employment
Receive support for education, training, and credentialing needed for employment.
MyVA411: (800) 698-2411
www.va.gov/careers-employment

Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
Service members and Veterans with service-connected disabilities may qualify for VR&E, also known as Chapter 31.
www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation

Family Member, Caregiver, and Survivor Benefits

Benefits for spouses, dependents, survivors
Learn about life insurance, VA Survivors Pension, education allowance for dependents (Chapter 35), health care (e.g. CHAMPVA), and other programs.
VA Benefits Hotline: (800) 827-1000
VA Specialty Contact Center: (833) 930-0816
www.va.gov/family-and-caregiver-benefits

VA life insurance
Explore life insurance options, manage your policy, file, check status, and appeal life insurance claims.
VA Life Insurance Center: (800) 669-8477
www.va.gov/life-insurance

Find counseling and referral services
Vet Center Call Line: (877) 927-8387
www.vetcenter.va.gov

Caregiver Support Program
Services for caregivers of eligible and covered Veterans enrolled in VA Health Care.
Caregiver Support Line: (855) 260-3274
www.caregiver.va.gov

Fisher House Program
Where available, provides no cost temporary stays for Veterans, service members, their families, or caregivers while the Veteran or service member receives treatment at certain military or VA facilities.
www.socialwork.va.gov/fisher.asp

VA Mobile Applications
Access dozens of free VA apps designed specifically for Veterans.
VA Mobile Help Desk: (877) 470-5947
www.mobile.va.gov/appstore

Pension

Apply for supplemental income
Apply for monthly payments for wartime Veterans and survivors with limited or no income who meet certain requirements.
VA Benefits Hotline: (800) 827-1000
www.va.gov/pension

Fiduciary Program
Provides oversight for those who are unable to manage their own VA benefits.
Fiduciary Assistance Line: (888) 407-0144
www.benefits.va.gov/fiduciary

Burials and Memorials

Determine eligibility for burial benefits
Find out if you can be buried in a VA national cemetery through VA’s pre-need eligibility program.
VA National Cemetery Office: (800) 535-1117
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/pre-need-eligibility

Schedule a burial for a Veteran or Veteran family member
VA National Cemetery Office: (800) 535-1117
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/schedule-a-burial

Honor a Veteran
Apply for markers, medallions, headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and other memorial items to honor a Veteran’s service.
Headstones and markers: (800) 697-6947
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items

Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM)
Create an online memorial to honor a Veteran. Living Veterans can author their own life story using the “Your Story, Your Legacy” feature.
VLM Customer Support: (866) 245-1490
www.va.gov/remember