View and download your VA decision letters online

If you’ve filed a VA disability claim and are awaiting 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 whenever they need them. No need to store hard copies or request reprints from VA.

The ability to view and download your VA decision letters online saves you time. Quick access to your disability decisions and benefits summaries could save you a call to VA if you have questions about your decision or need an official copy of your paperwork. No need to wait for a paper letter in the mail.

Follow these steps to access your past and current VA decision letters:

1. Navigate to VA.gov and sign in using any of the sign-in options.
2. Click on VA Benefits and Health Care at the top of the VA website. You will see a dropdown menu. Select Disability, then Check your claim or appeal status.
3. Find the claim you are looking for. If there has been a decision, it will say Status: Closed. Remember that, if your claim is not closed, a decision letter will not be available yet.
4. To locate your VA decision letter, click on View details.
5. On the next page, click Get your claim letters. You will see a list of letters sent by VA in chronological order, with the most recent mailing at the top.
6. Select the letter you need. The decision letter will be downloaded as a PDF file that can be viewed and saved to your computer or mobile device.

VA strives to provide Veterans with choices that meet their needs and preferences. Timely access to VA decision letters allows Veterans to quickly see their disability decisions, allowing faster access to other federal and state benefits.

To learn more about VA disability compensation, visit www.va.gov/disability/.