Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Appeals API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VA Status AllergyIntolerance Appeals API
  description: The Appeals Status API exposes the current status, decision-review type, and event history of a Veteran's appeal or higher-level review. It allows Veterans and authorized representatives to track progress through the appeals modernization process.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: VA API Platform
    url: https://developer.va.gov/support/contact-us
servers:
- url: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/appeals/v1
  description: Sandbox
- url: https://api.va.gov/services/appeals/v1
  description: Production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Appeals
  description: Appeals status and history
paths:
  /appeals:
    get:
      tags:
      - Appeals
      summary: List a Veteran's appeals
      operationId: listAppeals
      parameters:
      - name: ssn
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-VA-Receipt-Date
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of appeals
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Appeal'
components:
  schemas:
    Appeal:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - legacyAppeal
          - appeal
          - supplementalClaim
          - higherLevelReview
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            appealIds:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            updated:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            programArea:
              type: string
            description:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            aoj:
              type: string
              enum:
              - vba
              - vha
              - nca
              - other
            location:
              type: string
              enum:
              - aoj
              - bva
            status:
              type: object
              properties:
                type:
                  type: string
                details:
                  type: object
            alerts:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
            events:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                  date:
                    type: string
                    format: date
            issues:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  active:
                    type: boolean
                  description:
                    type: string
                  diagnosticCode:
                    type: string
                  lastAction:
                    type: string
                  date:
                    type: string
                    format: date
            docket:
              type: object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Appeals Status API documentation
  url: https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status