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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
Sandbox Environment Operational
Production Environment Operational
Appeals Status API Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Benefits Claims API Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Benefits Claims API - v2 Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Benefits Documents API - v1 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) 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
Facilities API - v1 Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Forms API Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Guaranty Remittance API 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 Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
VA Letter Generator API Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Veteran Confirmation API - v1 Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Production Environment Operational
Veteran Service History and Eligibility API - v2 Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
Production Environment Operational
Sandbox Environment Operational
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Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

VA systems scheduled maintenance Jul 11, 2025 20:00 - Jul 12, 2025 13:00 EDT

VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting July 11th, 2025 at 10:00 PM EDT and ending July 12th, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Benefits Claims API, Benefits Claims API - v2.
Posted on Jul 01, 2025 - 11:02 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Jul 16, 2025 00:00-03:00 EDT

VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting July 16th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT and ending July 16th, 2025 at 3:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Posted on Jul 02, 2025 - 15:36 EDT
Jul 3, 2025

No incidents reported today.

Jul 2, 2025
Issue with upstream dependencies for the Address Validation API in Sandbox
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jul 2, 19:31 EDT
Update - We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
Jul 2, 12:31 EDT
Identified - The Address Validation and Veteran Service History and Eligibility v2 APIs in sandbox are affected by an unexpected issue in its upstream dependencies, resulting in a partial outage for Veteran Service History and Eligibility v2 and a major outage for Address Validation.

We’re working on this issue and will give updates as soon as they become available.
Jul 2, 08:46 EDT
Jul 1, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 30, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 29, 2025
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 29, 19:01 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 29, 15:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 29th, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT and ending June 29th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Benefits Claims API, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API - v1.
Jun 27, 18:13 EDT
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 29, 19:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 29, 10:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 29th, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT and ending June 29th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Provider Directory API, Patient Health API (FHIR), Clinical Health API (FHIR).
Jun 26, 10:35 EDT
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 29, 11:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 28, 19:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 28th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT and ending June 29th, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Benefits Claims API, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API - v1.
Jun 27, 18:11 EDT
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 27, 00:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 26, 22:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 26th, 2025 at 10:00 PM EDT and ending June 27th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Jun 17, 12:18 EDT
Jun 26, 2025
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 26, 02:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 26, 00:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 26th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT and ending June 26th, 2025 at 2:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Confirmation API - v1, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API - v2, Direct Deposit Management API.
Jun 23, 10:55 EDT
Jun 25, 2025
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 25, 23:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 25, 19:30 EDT
Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 25th, 2025 at 7:30 PM EDT and ending June 25th, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Education Benefits API.
Jun 25, 12:36 EDT
Major production outage for the Benefits Documents API
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jun 25, 19:10 EDT
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Jun 25, 18:52 EDT
Investigating - Benefits Documents API in production is affected by an unexpected issue, resulting in a major outage.

We’re working on this issue and will give updates as soon as they become available.
Jun 25, 18:09 EDT
Degraded performance of some APIs in Production
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jun 25, 09:16 EDT
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Jun 24, 16:40 EDT
Investigating - VA API dependencies are experiencing disruptions due to an unexpected event. As a result, the Veteran Service History and Eligibility - v2 and VA Letter Generator APIs in Production are experiencing increased latency at this time.

We’re working on this issue and will give updates as soon as they become available.
Jun 24, 15:02 EDT
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 25, 03:01 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 25, 00:01 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 25th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT and ending June 25th, 2025 at 3:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API - v1, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API - v2, Veteran Confirmation API.
Jun 24, 15:59 EDT
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 25, 03:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 25, 00:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 25th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT and ending June 25th, 2025 at 3:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Jun 13, 11:38 EDT
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 25, 01:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 24, 21:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 24th, 2025 at 9:00 PM EDT and ending June 25th, 2025 at 1:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Community Care Eligibility API.
Jun 20, 16:46 EDT
Jun 24, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
Issue with upstream dependencies for the Benefits Claims and Benefits Claims v2 APIs
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Jun 23, 13:11 EDT
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Jun 23, 12:05 EDT
Investigating - The Benefits Claims and Benefits Claims v2 APIs in sandbox are affected by an unexpected issue in its upstream dependencies, resulting in a major outage.

We’re working on this issue and will give updates as soon as they become available.
Jun 23, 11:34 EDT
Jun 22, 2025
VA systems maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 22, 19:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 22, 13:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 22nd, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT and ending June 22nd, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Benefits Claims API, Benefits Claims API - v2.
Jun 17, 11:40 EDT
Jun 21, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 20, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 19, 2025
VA systems scheduled maintenance
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jun 19, 06:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jun 19, 03:00 EDT
Scheduled - VA systems will be undergoing maintenance starting June 19th, 2025 at 12:00 AM EDT and ending June 19th, 2025 at 3:00 AM EDT
During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the PROD environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Jun 19, 00:00 EDT
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