VA Lighthouse

Appeals Status API

Returns the status of any benefits appeal — Higher-Level Reviews, Supplemental Claims, and Board Appeals under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) — including the docket position, alerts, and event history for a Veteran.

Appeals Status API is one of 23 APIs that VA Lighthouse publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Government, Veterans Affairs, Appeals, and Status. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and a changelog.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status/docs

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://api.va.gov/internal/docs/appeals-status/v1/openapi.json
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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/va-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/va-gov-appeals-status-v1-openapi.json
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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/va-gov/refs/heads/main/openapi/va-gov-appeals-status-v0-openapi.json

Other Resources

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ChangeLog
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status/release-notes

OpenAPI Specification

openapi.json Raw ↑