Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans API

The Veterans API from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — 1 operation(s) for veterans.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims
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Authentication
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/authorization-code
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/clinical-health
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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/facility-example.json
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Sandbox
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities/sandbox-access
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities/release-notes
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/form-example.json
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Sandbox
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms/sandbox-access
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-forms/release-notes
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-veterans-affairs/refs/heads/main/examples/claim-example.json
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Sandbox
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/sandbox-access
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/release-notes
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Sandbox
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake/sandbox-access
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-intake/release-notes
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status/release-notes
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/clinical-health/release-notes
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Sandbox
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation/sandbox-access
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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-confirmation/release-notes

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OpenAPI Specification

department-of-veterans-affairs-veterans-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VA Appeals Status AllergyIntolerance Veterans 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: Veterans
paths:
  /veterans/{veteranId}/526:
    post:
      tags:
      - Veterans
      summary: Submit a Form 526 disability compensation claim
      operationId: submit526
      parameters:
      - name: veteranId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form526Submission'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Submission accepted
components:
  schemas:
    Form526Submission:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              const: form/526
            attributes:
              type: object
              properties:
                claimantCertification:
                  type: boolean
                veteranIdentification:
                  type: object
                disabilities:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      name:
                        type: string
                      disabilityActionType:
                        type: string
                      classificationCode:
                        type: string
                      diagnosticCode:
                        type: integer
                serviceInformation:
                  type: object
                directDeposit:
                  type: object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Appeals Status API documentation
  url: https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status