VA APIs Status

Degraded performance of Patient Health API (FHIR)

Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Oct 08, 2026 - 15:16 EDT

Investigating - Patient Health API (FHIR) in Production Environment is experiencing disruptions due to upstream system issues. Patient Health API consumers may experience intermittent periods of slow response times or elevated error rates. We are working with the upstream system on this issue and will provide updates.
Oct 06, 2026 - 15:48 EDT

VA Facilities API in Sandbox and Production

Investigating - VA Facilities API in Sandbox and Production is currently not receiving updated data for select fields in two Facility types: Health Facilities and Vet Centers. These fields show data as of October 1, 2026. We are working to restore timely updates to this data.
Oct 08, 2026 - 12:34 EDT

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Address Validation API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Appealable Issues API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Appeals Status API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Claims API - v1 Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Claims API - v2 Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Documents API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Intake API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Reference Data API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1 Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Community Care Eligibility API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Decision Reviews API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Direct Deposit Management API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Education Benefits API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Guaranty Remittance API Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Health Care Costs and Coverage API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Legacy Appeals API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Loan Guaranty API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Loan Review API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Patient Health API (FHIR) Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

VA Facilities API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

VA Forms API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

VA Letter Generator API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Veteran Confirmation API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Veteran Service History and Eligibility API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Operational

Degraded Performance

Partial Outage

Major Outage

Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

VA systems scheduled maintenance Oct `11`, `2026` `15:00`-`19:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/11 at 03:00 PM and ending 10/11 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Reference Data API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Posted on Oct 06, 2026 - 10:47 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Oct `11`, `2026` `15:00` - Oct `12`, `2026` `00:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/11 at 03:00 PM and ending 10/12 at 12:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Appealable Issues API, Appeals Status API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Intake API, Benefits Reference Data API, Decision Reviews API, Direct Deposit Management API, Education Benefits API, VA Forms API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API.
Posted on Oct 09, 2026 - 10:00 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Oct `11`, `2026` `16:00`-`20:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/10 at 04:00 PM and ending 10/10 at 08:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Reference Data API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Posted on Oct 07, 2026 - 12:55 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Oct `18`, `2026` `08:00`-`19:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/18 at 08:00 AM and ending 10/18 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR).
Posted on Oct 05, 2026 - 16:43 EDT

Past Incidents

Oct `11`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Oct 11, 08:01 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Oct 9, 21:01 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/09 at 09:00 PM and ending 10/11 at 08:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the Production Environment: Appealable Issues API, Appeals Status API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Intake API, Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Decision Reviews API, Direct Deposit Management API, Patient Health API (FHIR), VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Oct 7, 14:50 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Oct 11, 08:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Oct 9, 21:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/09 at 09:00 PM and ending 10/11 at 08:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs and ACA endpoints may experience intermittent delays in the Production Environment: Address Validation API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API.
Oct 6, 10:49 EDT

Oct `10`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Oct `9`, `2026`

Oct `8`, `2026`

Unresolved incidents: VA Facilities API in Sandbox and Production, Degraded performance of Patient Health API (FHIR).

Oct `7`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Oct `6`, `2026`

Degraded performance of VA Facilities API

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Oct 6, 16:28 EDT

Identified - VA Facilities API in Sandbox Environment and Production Environment is experiencing disruptions due to a change in VISN assignments for facilities earlier than anticipated. We are working to roll these changes back to the legacy values and may cause degraded performance. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Oct 6, 12:59 EDT

Degraded performance of Patient Health API (FHIR)

Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Oct 6, 11:03 EDT

Investigating - Patient Health API (FHIR) in Production Environment is experiencing disruptions due to upstream system issues. Patient Health API consumers may experience intermittent periods of slow response times or elevated error rates. We are working with the upstream system on this issue and will provide updates.
Sep 2, 20:44 EDT

Oct `5`, `2026`

Degraded performance of Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Oct 5, 13:23 EDT

Investigating - Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1 in Production Environment is experiencing disruptions and may cause degraded performance. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Oct 5, 09:47 EDT

Critical Sandbox Environment outage for Loan Guaranty API

Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Oct 5, 12:48 EDT

Investigating - Loan Guaranty API in Sandbox Environment is affected by a critical outage. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Oct 5, 08:54 EDT

Degraded performance of Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Oct 5, 12:38 EDT

Investigating - Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1 in Sandbox Environment is experiencing disruptions and may cause degraded performance. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Oct 5, 11:06 EDT

Oct `4`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Oct 4, 15:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Oct 4, 07:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/04 at 07:00 AM and ending 10/04 at 03:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Appealable Issues API, Appeals Status API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Intake API, Benefits Reference Data API, Decision Reviews API, Direct Deposit Management API, Education Benefits API, VA Facilities API, VA Forms API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API.
Oct 2, 14:25 EDT

Oct `3`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Oct `2`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Oct `1`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Oct 1, 18:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Oct 1, 13:30 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 10/01 at 01:30 PM and ending 10/01 at 06:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Oct 1, 12:32 EDT

Sep `30`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 30, 04:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 30, 00:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/30 at 12:00 AM and ending 09/30 at 04:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Sep 15, 10:53 EDT

Sep `29`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Sep `28`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Sep `27`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 27, 22:30 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 27, 19:01 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 07:00 PM and ending 09/27 at 10:30 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Education Benefits API.
Sep 24, 14:24 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 27, 19:01 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 27, 08:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 08:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR).
Sep 15, 10:43 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 27, 19:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 27, 10:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 10:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR).
Sep 22, 13:13 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 27, 18:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 27, 15:00 EDT

Update - Address Validation API has been removed from this scheduled maintenance.
Sep 25, 09:41 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 03:00 PM and ending 09/27 at 06:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 23, 10:51 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 27, 12:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 27, 09:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 09:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 12:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Address Validation API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 4, 10:33 EDT