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  • Use your phone for check-in, travel claims

    Use your phone for check-in, travel claims

    VA offers easy patient check-in and travel reimbursement by phone.

  • Simpler VA travel claims right from your phone 

    Simpler VA travel claims right from your phone 

    VA makes it easy to submit mileage-only travel reimbursement claims with the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. No paper forms, just a few taps.

  • Health emergency while traveling?

    Health emergency while traveling?

    Tips for Veterans and family members on how to access their health care benefits if they have a health emergency while they’re traveling.

  • How to get reimbursed for your VA-related travel

    How to get reimbursed for your VA-related travel

    VA reimburses eligible Veterans and caregivers for travel costs, including mileage, tolls, parking and authorized hotel stays for health care appointments. Filing a travel claim online is easy and the fastest way to receive reimbursement.

  • VA Health and Benefits app—3 million downloads boost Veterans’ access to VA 

    VA Health and Benefits app—3 million downloads boost Veterans’ access to VA 

    The VA Health and Benefits App has reached a major milestone: over 3 million downloads and 1.4 million monthly active users! This powerful tool is making it easier than ever for Veterans to access their VA health care and benefits—right from their smartphones.

  • NCA spreads memorial benefits awareness at Homes on Wheels Alliance’s 2024 Rubber Tramp Rendezvous

    NCA spreads memorial benefits awareness at Homes on Wheels Alliance’s 2024 Rubber Tramp Rendezvous

    Rubber Tramp Rendezvous is held annually in January, and it provides an opportunity for those who live a mobile lifestyle—in vehicles such as vans, RVs, and buses—to learn more about the benefits and support available to them.

  • Veteran travel 101: Applying for travel reimbursement

    Veteran travel 101: Applying for travel reimbursement

    You may be eligible for travel reimbursement if you pay expenses to and from your appointment. Learn if you’re eligible and how to file a claim.

  • VA is with you when you travel or relocate

    VA is with you when you travel or relocate

    VA’s Traveling Veteran Coordinator ensures seamless health care when you travel or relocate.

  • Borne the Battle #284: Empowering Veterans with the VA Health and Benefits App

    Borne the Battle #284: Empowering Veterans with the VA Health and Benefits App

    On this week's episode of Borne the Battle, host Pablo Meza spoke with Rachel Han from VA's mobile app team, who shared how VA is using apps as a digital bridge connecting Veterans to VA's benefits and services.

  • Stars and Stripes Veterans Benefits Guide is now available online

    Stars and Stripes Veterans Benefits Guide is now available online

    VBA has coordinated with Stars and Stripes to release a special edition insert, the Veterans Benefits Guide. The print and digital publication, which highlights VA benefits and services available for Veterans, service members, and their families, hit newsstands on December 9.

  • Traveling? Relocating? VA is with you every mile of the way

    Traveling? Relocating? VA is with you every mile of the way

    Here are the steps Veterans need to take to ensure seamless health care while traveling or relocating…using the Traveling Veteran Coordinator.

  • VA Health and Benefits mobile app – six essential facts

    VA Health and Benefits mobile app – six essential facts

    More than 821,000 Veterans who want the convenience of an easy app on their smartphones are downloading VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app.

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Last updated December 12, 2025

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