How to download and open a VA.gov PDF form
We encourage you to download PDFs to your computer or other device instead of opening them in your browser. This is because some browsers have trouble opening PDFs. And sometimes browsers open a PDF but important form fields are missing. Follow these steps to download and open a VA.gov PDF form in Adobe Acrobat Reader instead. You’ll need to have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.
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Select the link to download the form you want to fill out.
After selecting the link, the PDF will download to your Downloads folder. You can save it to a different folder if you’d like.
Note: If the PDF form opens in your browser automatically or if you get a “Please wait” error message, you’ll need to take one more step to download the PDF. Select the download icon in your browser. Then save the PDF to your device.
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Open Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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From the File menu, select Open.
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Go to your Downloads folder or the location on your device where you saved the PDF. Select the PDF and your form will open. Now you can fill out the form.