VA Lighthouse

Benefits Reference Data API

Authoritative reference values consumed across the VBA stack — contention classifications, disabilities, intake sites, special issues, treatment centers, and country/state codes. Used by claim-establishment and form-submission integrations to validate enumerated values.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-reference-data/docs

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://api.va.gov/internal/docs/benefits-reference-data/v1/openapi.json
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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/va-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/va-gov-benefits-reference-data-v1-openapi.json

Other Resources

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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-reference-data/release-notes

OpenAPI Specification

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