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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse)

VA Lighthouse Disability API

Used for 526 claims.

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VA Lighthouse Disability API is one of 36 APIs that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Disability. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a changelog, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 5 operations across 4 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v1.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/claims/{version}, https://api.va.gov/services/claims/{version}.

5 operations 4 paths 0 schemas 1 GET3 POST1 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v1
Base URL
https://api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.0
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

VA Lighthouse Disability API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearer_token). It supports OAuth 2.0 (productionOauth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes. It supports OAuth 2.0 (sandboxOauth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes.

  • productionOauth — This API uses OAuth 2 with the authorization code grant flow. [More info](https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/authorization-code)
  • sandboxOauth — This API uses OAuth 2 with the authorization code grant flow. [More info](https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/benefits-claims/authorization-code)

Paths & Operations 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 GET, 3 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Disability 5

Used for 526 claims.

GET
/forms/526deprecated
Get a 526 schema for a claim
GET:/forms/526 → 200413429504
POST
/forms/526
Submits form 526
POST:/forms/526 4 params body → 200401413422429504
PUT
/forms/526/{id}
Upload a 526 document
PUT:/forms/526/{id} 5 params body → 200400401404413422429504
POST
/forms/526/validatedeprecated
Validates a 526 claim form submission
POST:/forms/526/validate 4 params body → 200401413422429504
POST
/forms/526/{id}/attachments
Upload documents supporting a 526 claim
POST:/forms/526/{id}/attachments 5 params body → 200401404413429504

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

va-gov-disability-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
va-gov:va-gov-disability-api
Base URL
https://api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/v1
Docs
https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/va-facilities/docs
Provider
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Lighthouse)
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