# Veterans Affairs **Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/va/ **Website:** https://www.va.gov **APIs profiled:** 25 The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Lighthouse API platform provides a portfolio of public-facing REST APIs enabling third-party developers and partners to access veteran benefits data, health records (FHIR), appeals and decision review status, facilities information, forms, and service history verification. APIs support OAuth 2.0 with OpenID Connect and API key authentication and are available with sandbox and production environments. ## Kin Score — 41.5 / 100 (developing) Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 41.5). | Facet | Score | |---|---| | Discoverability | 74.1 | | Contract Quality | 61.0 | | Governance | 0.0 | | Contract Governance | 0.0 | | Operational Transparency | 42.1 | | Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 | | Commercial Clarity | 28.9 | | Access Clarity | 28.9 | Regulatory layer — **Health**: 50.0 (matched via tags). ## Agent readiness — 41.9 (agent-ready) | Dimension | Value | |---|---| | Spec Presence | yes | | Agentic Access | derived | | Reversibility Documented | no | | MCP Server | no | | Auth Clarity | yes | | Idempotency | no | | Error Semantics | verified | | OpenAPI Examples | verified | | Rate Limit Signal | documented | | Event Surface Described | no | | Agent Skills | no | | Well Known Catalog | no | | Consent Identity | no | | Agent Card | no | | Dry Run Mode | no | ## Access Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high). ## APIs (25) - **Patient Health API (FHIR)** — Allows Veterans and authorized third parties to access patient health data using the HL7 FHIR R4 standard, including records, medications, conditions, immunizations, and appoint... - **Health Care Costs and Coverage API (FHIR)** — Provides access to health care expense data for VA patients including medical charges, services received, and payments for health-related expenses using the FHIR standard. - **Appeals Status API** — Enables authorized parties to request the status of a Veteran's benefits claim appeal, including the current step in the process, estimated decision dates, and hearing information. - **Decision Reviews API** — Allows accredited representatives and Veterans to interact with VA decision reviews (benefit appeals), including submitting Supplemental Claims, Higher-Level Reviews, and Board ... - **VA Facilities API** — Provides location information and services data for VA facilities including VA Medical Centers, community-based outpatient clinics, Vet Centers, and benefits offices across the ... - **VA Forms API** — Provides information about VA forms including metadata, current versions, and downloadable URLs for official VA forms used in benefits and healthcare applications. - **Veteran Verification API** — Allows authorized third parties to verify a Veteran's service history, Veteran status, discharge information, and disability rating using OAuth 2.0 authorization from the Veteran. - **Direct Deposit Management API** — Enables accredited VSO representatives to view and update direct deposit information for Veterans receiving VA disability compensation and pension payments. - **VA Letter Generator API** — Allows Veterans and authorized third parties to generate official VA letters confirming veteran status, service history, benefit summary, and other information required for hous... - **Benefits Reference Data API** — Provides reference data used for VA benefits forms and applications, including lists of service branches, discharge types, disabilities, countries, and other standardized VA dat... - **Veterans Affairs Appealable Issues API** — The Appealable Issues API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for appealable issues. - **Veterans Affairs Appeals Status API** — The Appeals Status API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for appeals status. - **Veterans Affairs Contestable Issues API** — The Contestable Issues API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for contestable issues. - **Veterans Affairs Higher-Level Reviews API** — The Higher-Level Reviews API from Veterans Affairs — 10 operation(s) for higher-level reviews. - **Veterans Affairs Labs And Tests API** — The Labs And Tests API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for labs and tests. - **Veterans Affairs Legacy Appeals API** — The Legacy Appeals API from Veterans Affairs — 2 operation(s) for legacy appeals. - **Veterans Affairs Medical Records API** — The Medical Records API from Veterans Affairs — 30 operation(s) for medical records. - **Veterans Affairs Messaging API** — The Messaging API from Veterans Affairs — 20 operation(s) for messaging. - **Veterans Affairs Notice of Disagreements API** — The Notice of Disagreements API from Veterans Affairs — 15 operation(s) for notice of disagreements. - **Veterans Affairs Other Accredited Representatives API** — The Other Accredited Representatives API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for other accredited representatives. - **Veterans Affairs Prescriptions API** — The Prescriptions API from Veterans Affairs — 8 operation(s) for prescriptions. - **Veterans Affairs Supplemental Claims API** — The Supplemental Claims API from Veterans Affairs — 15 operation(s) for supplemental claims. - **Veterans Affairs Tooltips API** — The Tooltips API from Veterans Affairs — 2 operation(s) for tooltips. - **Veterans Affairs Unique User Metrics API** — The Unique User Metrics API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for unique user metrics. - **Veterans Affairs VSO Accredited Representatives API** — The VSO Accredited Representatives API from Veterans Affairs — 1 operation(s) for vso accredited representatives. ## Agentic access (1) - **Va Agentic Access** — 114 operations · 39 acting ## Security (3) - **Va Authentication** — apiKey/http/oauth2 · 5 schemes - **Va Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC - **Va Vulnerability Disclosure** — Bugcrowd · security.txt · contact published ## Plans (1) - **Va Plans Pricing** ## Tags Veterans, Government, Health, Benefits, FHIR, Appeals, Federal --- Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/va/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.