VA Resources
VA Resources
Get Veteran ID cards
Find out how to get different types of identification cards to show your military status or your enrollment in VA health care.
Request your military records (DD214)
View and print documents from your official military personnel file (including your DD214).
Get your VA medical records (called VA Blue Button)
Set up your personal health record and download medical records, reports, and images to share with your VA and non-VA doctors.
Download your VA benefit letters
Download letters like your eligibility or award letter for certain benefits.
Request a VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility
Get instructions for how to request your Certificate of Eligibility (COE), which confirms for your lender that you qualify for a VA-backed home loan. Then you can choose your loan type to learn about the rest of the loan application process.
Apply for a discharge upgrade
Answer a series of questions to get step-by-step instructions on how to apply for a discharge upgrade or correction. If your discharge gets upgraded, you’ll be eligible for the VA benefits you earned during your period of service.
View your VA payment history
Check the status of your VA disability, pension, and education benefits payments. You can also see payments for certain survivor benefits.
Search historical military records (National Archives)
Visit the National Archives website to research military records from the Revolutionary War to the present.