# VA: Health and Benefits

> US Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1559609596](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1559609596)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1559609596`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (386,228 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.84.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2021-07-13
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/va-health-and-benefits/id1559609596)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.va.gov/privacy-policy](https://www.va.gov/privacy-policy)

## Description

**VA: Health & Benefits** is the official mobile app from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, designed to help Veterans manage healthcare, benefits, and payments in one secure place. Sign in with fingerprint or face recognition to access personalized VA services.

Refill prescriptions, message your VA healthcare team, review appointments and vaccine records, check disability ratings and claim status, submit evidence, download VA letters, review payments, update direct deposit, and find nearby VA facilities. The app also provides quick access to the Veterans Crisis Line and proof of Veteran status. For support, call 800-698-2411 (TTY: 711), available 24/7.

## Rankings

- #1,104 — Overall
- #40 — benefit

## Review summary

Users consistently praise the app for ease of use and quick access to VA health/benefits information, plus easy messaging with providers and tracking of claims. The main recurring downsides are data visibility gaps (test results/vitals and Apple Health integration) and intermittent information availability or display issues within the app.

### Pros

- Extremely easy to use and user-friendly.
- Provides quick access to up-to-date VA information and records, including the ability to view and share data with providers and benefits teams.
- Facilitates communication with medical professionals and makes it easier to manage appointments and messages.
- Helpful for proving service and tracking benefit/claim updates; information is at your fingertips.

### Cons

- Data visibility and integration gaps: lab/test results and vitals are not consistently shown in the app or shared with Apple Health.
- Information not consistently available or displayed: some data like appointments, payments, and prescriptions may be unavailable or not display correctly in the app.

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