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Helpful VA phone numbers

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Main VA phone numbers

MyVA411 main information line


Hours: 24/7

If you need an interpreter: Call  and select 0. We’ll connect you with a VA call center agent. Tell the agent that you want a language interpreter to join the call.

Telecommunications Relay Services (using TTY)

711
Hours: 24/7

VA health care

VA health benefits hotline


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

My HealtheVet help desk


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

CHAMPVA Meds by Mail


Hours: Monday through Friday,
10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET

Community Care


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

Foreign Medical Program (FMP)

select 3
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET

Quit VET (get help from a counselor to stop smoking)


Hours: Monday through Friday,
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

MISSION Act

select 1
Hours: 24/7

Spina Bifida Health Care Benefits Program

select 1
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET

Caregiver support line


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

Health Resource Center (collection of medical and prescription debts)


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

VA benefits

VA benefits hotline


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

GI Bill hotline


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Students outside the U.S.

+1- (this isn’t toll-free)
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

VA loan guaranty program


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

Support for SGLI or VGLI


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

All other VA life insurance programs


Call for current hours.

VA insurance center


Call for current hours.

Special issue hotline (Blue Water Navy Act, Gulf War, Agent Orange, and other information)


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

Burials and memorials

National Cemetery Scheduling Office

(TTY: 711)
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

Headstones and markers


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Other VA support

Women Veterans call center


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, and
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans


Hours: 24/7

Debt Management Center (collection of nonmedical debts)


If you’re outside the U.S.: +1-
Hours: Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Vets Center call center


Hours: 24/7

Veterans Crisis Line

988, select 1
Hours: 24/7

Integrity and Compliance Helpline


Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

VA benefits

  • Health care

    Apply for VA health care, find out how to access services, and manage your health and benefits online.

  • Disability

    File a claim for disability compensation for conditions related to your military service, and manage your benefits over time.

  • Education and training

    Apply for and manage your GI Bill and other education benefits to help pay for college and cover expenses while you’re training for a job.

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