It’s vital that Veterans have the tools they need to access the benefits they’ve earned and deserve. To help Veterans apply for and receive VA benefits more efficiently, VA’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and Debt Management Center (DMC) have been working to create innovative technology solutions.

Veterans are getting help filing claims for benefits and services they’ve earned at a series of local events nationwide.

Homeless Coordinators and external stakeholders will learn what VA is doing to assist Veterans experiencing homelessness during the Virtual Homeless and Justice-Involved Veteran Outreach Symposium March 30, from noon to 3:30 p.m. EST.

VBA is sponsoring a virtual Women Veterans Symposium March 9. The symposium will feature speakers covering VA benefits, services and resources available to the women Veteran population.

Adobe has updated the certificates that enable fillable PDF forms in Adobe Reader. Rather than using a form saved locally, please go to the public-facing VA Forms website and download the latest form.

The PACT Act expands benefits, health care, and services to Veterans and their survivors, who were exposed to environmental toxins such as Agent Orange in Vietnam, burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other herbicides or radiation exposures in other places around the world where Veterans served.

Beginning March 1, service members and qualifying Veterans will have access to increased life insurance coverage of up to $500,000 under two programs: Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI).

VA will be publishing the PACT Act Performance Dashboard every other Friday to measure the implementation of PACT Act and showcase its impact on Veterans and survivors.

Are you planning to buy a home with your VA home loan benefits? The first thing you need to do is request your VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility (COE).

If you’ve filed a disability claim with VA and are waiting for a decision letter, you can access it online once it’s ready. Veterans with a VA.gov sign-in can use this online option to access their disability decisions right when they need them.

Have you seen television commercials, social media posts, or other advertisements from companies telling you to “act now” to claim your Camp Lejeune or PACT Act benefits?

VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is hosting on-site and virtual hiring fairs in February and March that are designed to connect job seekers with positions related to the PACT Act, the new law that may make Veterans exposed to toxins while serving eligible for benefits and care. The fairs are part of VA’s PACT Act initiative to hire processors to handle the many claims that have been submitted since the PACT Act became law in August 2022.