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Please note: Major outages are outages that impact all users, no matter the duration. Incident reports are filed for outages that last more than 30 minutes, sporadic outages that cause repeated issues with our APIs, and outages that cause platform-wide impacts. We file updates to incident reports when there is new information to share.

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 Under Maintenance
Production Environment Under Maintenance
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) Under Maintenance
Production Environment Under Maintenance
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 Under Maintenance
Production Environment Under Maintenance
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
Provider Directory API Under Maintenance
Production Environment Under Maintenance
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
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Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

VA systems scheduled maintenance Nov 13, 2025 15:00-21:00 EST

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 13th, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST and ending November 13th, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Sandbox environment: Guaranty Remittance API, Loan Review API.

Posted on Nov 12, 2025 - 14:37 EST

VA systems scheduled maintenance Nov 16, 2025 10:00-16:00 EST

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 16th, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST and ending November 16th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR), Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR), Provider Directory API.

Posted on Nov 06, 2025 - 13:19 EST
Nov 13, 2025

No incidents reported today.

Nov 12, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 11, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 10, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 9, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 9, 19:01 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 9, 14:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 11/09 at 02:00 PM and ending 11/09 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.
Nov 7, 15:14 EST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 9, 19:01 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 9, 15:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 9th, 2025 at 3:00 PM EST and ending November 9th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Benefits Reference Data API.

Nov 6, 09:23 EST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 9, 19:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 9, 14:01 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 11/09 at 02:00 PM and ending 11/09 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.
Nov 6, 12:34 EST
Nov 8, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 8, 14:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 8, 12:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 8th, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST and ending November 8th, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST
During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the PROD environment: Benefits Reference Data API.

Nov 6, 09:22 EST
Nov 7, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 7, 02:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 6, 22:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 6th, 2025 at 10:00 PM EST and ending November 7th, 2025 at 2:00 AM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).

Nov 4, 09:10 EST
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 7, 01:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 6, 21:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 6th, 2025 at 9:00 PM EST and ending November 7th, 2025 at 1:00 AM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Community Care Eligibility API.

Nov 6, 09:06 EST
Nov 6, 2025
Nov 5, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 4, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 3, 2025

No incidents reported.

Nov 2, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 2, 19:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 2, 15:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 11/02 at 03:00 PM and ending 11/02 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.
Oct 29, 12:32 EDT
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 2, 08:00 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 2, 01:00 EST
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 2nd, 2025 at 1:00 AM EDT and ending November 2nd, 2025 at 8:00 AM EST
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR).

Oct 21, 14:09 EDT
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 2, 02:35 EST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 2, 01:30 EST
Scheduled - VA systems are undergoing maintenance on Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 1:30 a.m. ET to 1:35 a.m. ET post daylight saving time change. This maintenance affects the Clinical Health API (FHIR) in production.
Oct 21, 13:54 EDT
Nov 1, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 1, 14:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 1, 12:01 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting November 1st, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT and ending November 1st, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the PROD environment: Direct Deposit Management API, Education Benefits API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API.

Oct 31, 15:05 EDT
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Nov 1, 14:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Nov 1, 12:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 11/01 at 12:00 PM and ending 11/01 at 02:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the Production Environment: Benefits Reference Data API.
Oct 30, 10:21 EDT
Oct 31, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 30, 2025

No incidents reported.