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Main VA phone numbers

MyVA411 main information line

Hours: 24/7

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Telecommunications Relay Services (using TTY)

711Hours: 24/7

VA health care

VA health benefits hotline

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

My HealtheVet help desk

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)

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:05 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

CHAMPVA Meds by Mail

Hours: Monday through Friday,10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET

Community Care

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

Foreign Medical Program (FMP)

select 3Hours: Monday through Friday,8:05 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET

Quit VET (get help from a counselor to stop smoking)

Hours: Monday through Friday,9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

MISSION Act

select 1Hours: 24/7

Spina Bifida Health Care Benefits Program

select 1Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET

Caregiver support line

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

Health Resource Center (collection of medical and prescription debts)

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

VA benefits

VA benefits hotline

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

GI Bill hotline

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Students outside the U.S.

+1- (this isn’t toll-free)Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

VA loan guaranty program

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

Support for SGLI or VGLI

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

All other VA life insurance programs

Call for current hours.

VA insurance center

Call for current hours.

Special issue hotline (Blue Water Navy Act, Gulf War, Agent Orange, and other information)

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET

Burials and memorials

National Cemetery Scheduling Office

(TTY: 711)Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET

Headstones and markers

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Other VA support

Women Veterans call center

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, andSaturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET

National Call Center for Homeless Veterans

Hours: 24/7

Debt Management Center (collection of nonmedical debts)

If you’re outside the U.S.: +1-Hours: Monday through Friday,7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Vets Center call center

Hours: 24/7

Veterans Crisis Line

988, select 1Hours: 24/7

Integrity and Compliance Helpline

Hours: Monday through Friday,8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

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Last updated: January 20, 2026