Contact us
Get answers to your questions about VA benefits and services. Ask us a question online, call us, or explore our FAQs and other resources.
Use our VA chatbot
You can use our chatbot to get information about VA benefits and services. The chatbot won’t connect you with a person, but it can show you where to go on VA.gov to find answers to some common questions.
Contact us online through Ask VA
Ask VA (AVA) is our new online tool that replaced the Information Routing & Inquiry Service (IRIS) and the GI Bill Help Portal. Use Ask VA to send us your questions, updates, and documents online.
Call us
MyVA411 main information line
800-698-2411
Hours: 24/7
Note: If you need an interpreter, call 800-698-2411 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 benefits hotline
800-827-1000
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET
GI Bill hotline
888-442-4551
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
VA health benefits hotline
877-222-8387
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
My HealtheVet help desk
877-327-0022
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Other helpful VA phone numbers
If you don’t find the phone number you need on this page, go to our full list of helpful VA phone numbers.
Contact your local VA facility
Find the phone number and address for your local VA health facility, regional office, cemetery, or other location.
Explore our FAQs and other resources to get answers to your questions
Our FAQs, step-by-step guides, and other resources can help answer specific questions you may have about these topics:
- Your VA benefits and services
- How to use VA.gov to manage your benefits
- How to update your address and other information in your VA.gov profile