VVA Chapter PI 887

February 11, 2022

Beginning February 22, 2022, VA Manila Regional Office is reopening for in-person interviews and document drop-off.

Below is the updated information sheet on How to Reach VA Manila Regional Office.

Kind Regards,

VARO Manila Public Contact

US Department of Veterans Affairs, Manila Regional Office

1501 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, PI 1302

Tel No: 011-632-8550-3888

Manila VA Regional Office

Effective February 22, 2022, VA Manila Regional Office is reopening for in-person interviews and document drop-off.

Appointments are required for the following services:

ü Phone/Video Interview

ü Document Drop-off

ü In-Person Interview (limited slots)

SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR WALK-INS. Use the website link to schedule your appointment.

app.waitwhile.com/lists/vamanila/join

Alternative ways to contact us and submit your documents:

ONLINE INQUIRY: Ask a question at: ask.va.gov/

ONLINE DOCUMENT SUBMISSION: The fastest way to send documents to VA is to upload your correspondence electronically through www.va.gov/ .

Sign in to VA.gov in any of these ways:

• With your existing My HealtheVet account, or

• With your existing DS Logon account, or

• By creating an account through ID.me

You can also upload it electronically through Direct Upload. Visit eauth.va.gov/accessva/#. Click your category and select Direct Upload. Sign in by creating an account through ID.me.

New Intake-Only Mailbox!

You can send documents to VA Manila Regional Office by emailing them to VAMANILARO.VBAMPI@VA.GOV.

This is a No-Reply mailbox. It is for online document submission only. No inquiries will be addressed through this email.

PHONE: Dial #MyVA (#6982) or 028-550-3888, Toll Free 1-800-1888-5252, Option 1 for Regional Benefits Office (open M-F 8:00 am to 3:00 pm)

1 – Compensation & Pension Benefits

2 – Survivors Pension & Burial Benefits (redirected to VA National Pension Call Center)

3 – Dependency

4 – Education – Chapter 30, 33, 35 (redirected to Education Benefits Assistance Office)

5 – Fiduciary (redirected to Fiduciary Assistance Call Center, 2 for Indianapolis)

6 – Veteran Readiness and Employment – VR&E, Chapter 31 (redirected to Honolulu VR&E)

If you cannot upload your documents, fax or mail it to

the applicable address based on benefit type.

Compensation Claims Veterans Pension

and

Survivor Benefit Claims

FAX: Toll Free: 844-531-7818 Toll Free: 844-655-1604

MAIL: Department of Veterans Affairs

Evidence Intake Center

P.O. Box 4444

Janesville, WI, 53547-4444 Department of Veterans Affairs

Pension Intake Center

P.O. Box 5365

Janesville, WI 53547-5365

To fax your documents without international costs,

• From within Metro Manila, dial #MyVA (#6982) or 028-550-3942.

• From outside Metro Manila, dial #MyVA (#6982) or 1-800-1888-5252 and dial 3942 once you hear the voice prompt.

OTHER VA NUMBERS: Dial #MyVA (#6982) or 028-550-3888, Toll Free 1-800-1888-5252

• Option 2 – Manila Outpatient Clinic

• Option 3 – VES Exams

• Option 4 – FMP-Phone

• Option 5 – Other U.S. VA Toll Free Numbers

To fax your documents to FMP without international costs,

• From within Metro Manila, dial #MyVA (#6982) or 028-550-3943

• From outside Metro Manila, dial #MyVA (#6982) or 1-800-1888-5252 and dial 3943 once you hear the voice prompt.

Access Public Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) at: www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/dbq_publicdbqs.asp

Did you, or someone you know, experience a sexually traumatic event during your military service? VA has specially trained employees to help you deal with your experience. True to our commitment to serve you with integrity, respect, and excellence, we stand ready and willing to privately assist you with filing and completing military sexual trauma benefit claims and to provide you with counseling and other resources. Do not hesitate to reach us through the channels stated above and we will listen and help. We honor and thank you for your service.

**NOTE** If you experience difficulty trying to reach any of these numbers, please email VAVBAMPI/RO/IRM/STAFF@va.gov to let us know.