Helpful VA phone numbers
Find the phone number to call for the help you need.
Main VA phone numbers
MyVA411 main information line
800-698-2411
Hours: 24/7
Telecommunications Relay Services (using TTY)
711
Hours: 24/7
VA health care
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
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)
800-733-8387
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
CHAMPVA Meds by Mail
888-385-0235
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MT
866-229-7389
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
Foreign Medical Program (FMP)
877-345-8179
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:05 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET
Quit VET (get help from a counselor to stop smoking)
855-784-8838
Hours: Monday through Friday,
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET
MISSION Act
800-698-2411, Select 1
Hours: 24/7
Spina Bifida Health Care Benefits Program
888-820-1756
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
Caregiver support line
855-260-3274
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, and
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
VA benefits
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
Students outside the U.S.
+1-918-781-5678 This isn’t toll-free.
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
National pension call center
877-294-6380
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Support for SGLI or VGLI
800-419-1473
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
All other VA life insurance programs
800-669-8477
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET
Special issue hotline (Blue Water Navy Act, Gulf War, Agent Orange, and other information)
800-749-8387
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET
Burials and memorials
National Cemetery Scheduling Office
800-535-1117
Hours: Every day, 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
Headstones and markers
800-697-6947
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Other VA support
Women Veterans hotline
855-829-6636
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, and
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET
eBenefits technical support
800-983-0937
Hours: Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Debt Management Center (collection of nonmedical debts)
800-827-0648
Hours: Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
Vets Center call center
877-927-8387
Hours: 24/7
White House VA hotline
855-948-2311
Hours: 24/7
Veterans Crisis Line
800-273-8255, Select 1
Hours: 24/7