Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Power of Attorney API

Representation requests and POA management

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/authorization-code

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/clinical-health

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/openapi/department-of-veterans-affairs-power-of-attorney-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/va-facility-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/va-form-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/va-claim-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/va-appeal-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/va-veteran-confirmation-schema.json

Other Resources

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/facility-example.json

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities/sandbox-access

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities/release-notes

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/form-example.json

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms/sandbox-access

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms/release-notes

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/claim-example.json

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/sandbox-access

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/release-notes

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake/sandbox-access

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake/release-notes

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status/release-notes

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/clinical-health/release-notes

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation/sandbox-access

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation/release-notes

OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VA Appeals Status AllergyIntolerance Power of Attorney 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: Power of Attorney
  description: Representation requests and POA management
paths:
  /veterans/{veteranId}/power-of-attorney:
    get:
      tags:
      - Power of Attorney
      summary: Get current POA for a Veteran
      operationId: getPOA
      parameters:
      - name: veteranId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current POA
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PowerOfAttorney'
components:
  schemas:
    PowerOfAttorney:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            attributes:
              type: object
              properties:
                code:
                  type: string
                name:
                  type: string
                phoneNumber:
                  type: string
                type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - organization
                  - individual
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Appeals Status API documentation
  url: https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status