# Benefits Reference Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/va/benefits-reference-data-api/  
**Provider:** Veterans Affairs — https://apis.io/providers/va/  
**Base URL:** https://api.va.gov/services/benefits-reference-data/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-reference-data

Benefits Reference Data API is one of 25 APIs that [Veterans Affairs](https://apis.io/providers/va/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Benefits, Reference Data, and Forms. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Provides reference data used for VA benefits forms and applications, including lists of service branches, discharge types, disabilities, countries, and other standardized VA data sets.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

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

## Other Veterans Affairs APIs (12)

- [Patient Health API (FHIR)](https://apis.io/apis/va/patient-health-api-fhir/)
- [Health Care Costs and Coverage API (FHIR)](https://apis.io/apis/va/health-care-costs-and-coverage-api-fhir/)
- [Appeals Status API](https://apis.io/apis/va/appeals-status-api/)
- [Decision Reviews API](https://apis.io/apis/va/decision-reviews-api/)
- [VA Facilities API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-facilities-api/)
- [VA Forms API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-forms-api/)
- [Veteran Verification API](https://apis.io/apis/va/veteran-verification-api/)
- [Direct Deposit Management API](https://apis.io/apis/va/direct-deposit-management-api/)
- [VA Letter Generator API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-letter-generator-api/)
- [Veterans Affairs Appealable Issues API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-appealable-issues-api/)
- [Veterans Affairs Appeals Status API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-appeals-status-api/)
- [Veterans Affairs Contestable Issues API](https://apis.io/apis/va/va-contestable-issues-api/)

## Tags

Benefits, Reference Data, Forms

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/va/benefits-reference-data-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/va/.