How to update your VA health benefits information
Find out how to update your personal, financial, insurance, or military service history information after you’re enrolled in VA health care.
Veterans enrolled in VA health care and expansion of benefits
On March 5, 2024, we expanded health care to millions of Veterans.
Learn more about the PACT Act and VA health care and benefits
Veterans who are enrolled in VA health care can now provide more information about their military service history.
We’ll use this information to determine if you may have had exposure to any toxins or other hazards. And we’ll also determine if we’ll place you in a higher priority group. This may affect how much (if anything) you’ll have to pay toward the cost of your care.
How do I update my information?
Can I use this form to find out if my health benefits will change?
Yes. You can update your household financial information and we’ll determine if you’ll need to pay a copay for non-service-connected care or prescription medicines. We’ll also determine if you’re eligible for travel pay reimbursement.
You can also answer more questions about your military service history.
This will help us determine if you may have had exposure to any toxins or other hazards in either of these ways:
- While deployed to certain areas linked to exposures like Agent Orange, burn pits, radiation, or contaminated water
- By working with chemicals, pesticides, lead, asbestos, certain paints, nuclear weapons, X-rays, or other toxins during training or active duty service
And we’ll determine if we’ll place you in a higher priority group. This may affect how much (if anything) you’ll have to pay toward the cost of your care.
Can I use this form to apply for VA health care?
No. You can use this form to update your information only after you’re enrolled in VA health care.
Why does this form ask about my other insurance?
We ask for this information because we have to bill your private health insurance provider for any care, supplies, or medicine we provide to treat your non-service-connected conditions (illnesses or injuries that aren’t related to your military service).
We don’t bill Medicare or Medicaid, but we may bill Medicare supplemental health insurance for covered services.
If you have other health insurance coverage, it doesn’t affect the VA health care benefits you can get. And telling us about your other insurance may help to offset your costs.
What if I need help updating my information?
You can work with an enrollment specialist to get help updating your health benefits information. Call our Health Eligibility Center at 877-222-8387 and select 1 (TTY: 711). We’re available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.