Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse)

VA Lighthouse Reference Data API

The Reference Data API from VA Lighthouse — 9 operation(s) for reference data.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

GET /contention-types Retrieve a list of contention types #

GET /countries Retrieve a list of countries #

GET /disabilities Retrieve a list of disabilities #

GET /intake-sites Retrieve a list of intake sites #

GET /military-pay-types Retrieve a list of military pay types #

GET /service-branches Retrieve a list of service branches #

GET /special-circumstances Retrieve a list of special circumstances #

GET /states Retrieve a list of states #

GET /treatment-centers Retrieve a list of treatment centers #

Documentation

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

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

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

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

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

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-documents/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-documents/client-credentials

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

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

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appealable-issues/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/legacy-appeals/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/patient-health/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/patient-health/authorization-code

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

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

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/community-care-eligibility/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/veteran-service-history-and-eligibility/docs

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

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/address-validation/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/direct-deposit-management/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/direct-deposit-management/client-credentials

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-letter-generator/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-letter-generator/client-credentials

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/loan-review/docs

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/loan-review/client-credentials

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/va-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/va-gov-reference-data-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/community-care-eligibility/release-notes

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

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Benefits Data Lookup Reference Data API
  description: 'This API lets you look up information that is specifically

    filtered and formatted to be accepted within VA benefits claims.'
  contact:
    name: VA.gov
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
- url: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/benefits-reference-data/{version}
  description: Sandbox
  variables:
    version:
      default: v1
- url: https://api.va.gov/services/benefits-reference-data/{version}
  description: Production
  variables:
    version:
      default: v1
tags:


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