Lender address and instructions
The name and complete mailing address of the lender, including ZIP Code, and the instructions to lender.
26-8937
Verification of VA Benefits
- Agency
- VA
- Revision
- May 2025
- Fillable fields
- 27
- Pages
- 1
- Official source
- VA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
VA Form 26-8937: Verification of VA Benefits
VA Form 26-8937 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Verification of VA Benefits. It is addressed to a lender. The Veteran or applicant fills in Items 1 to 10, the completed form goes to the appropriate VA Regional Loan Center, and VA fills in a For VA Use Only section and returns it to the lender. The form says it is kept as part of the lender's loan origination package.
The instructions to lender say the Veteran or applicant completes the form only if he or she is receiving or has received VA disability payments, would receive them but for receipt of retired pay, filed a claim for VA disability benefits before discharge from active duty service, or is a surviving spouse of a Veteran receiving DIC payments. VA's section reports any VA benefit-related indebtedness and the funding fee status. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on VA Form 26-8937
Items 1 to 6: Veteran details
Name, current address, date of birth, VA claim folder number (C-File No., if known), Social Security number and service number if different from the Social Security number.
Items 7 and 8: certifications
Whether you do or do not have a VA benefit-related indebtedness to your knowledge, with authorization for VA to furnish the information, and whether you have or have not filed a claim for VA disability benefits before discharge.
Items 9 and 10: signature
The Veteran's signature, in ink, and the date signed.
For VA Use Only
Whether there is a VA benefit-related indebtedness, its type and amount, any repayment plan term, funding fee exemption boxes, and boxes for a Veteran rated incompetent or for insufficient information.
Notices
The Privacy Act notice, which says giving your SSN is voluntary, and a respondent burden of 5 minutes under OMB Approved No. 2900-0406.
How VA Form 26-8937 is completed
- 1
Enter the lender's address
Fill in the name and complete mailing address of the lender in the To: box.
- 2
Fill in Items 1 to 8
The Veteran or applicant enters the identification details and answers the two certifications.
- 3
Sign and date it
Sign Item 9 in ink and enter the date signed in Item 10 as MM/DD/YYYY.
- 4
Send it to VA
The instructions say to send the completed form to the appropriate VA Regional Loan Center, where it is processed.
- 5
VA completes its section
VA fills in the For VA Use Only section in ink, an authorized agent signs and dates it, and the form is returned to the lender.
- 6
Lender keeps it
The instructions say the completed form is retained as part of the lender's loan origination package.
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Where it goes and what VA reports
Where it goes
The instructions to lender say to send the completed form to the appropriate VA Regional Loan Center, where it will be processed and returned to the lender. The form prints no address.
Funding fee
VA's section has boxes for exempt or not exempt from the funding fee. Unless the first box is checked, the form says the funding fee receipt is remitted to VA with VA Form 26-1820, Report and Certification of Loan Disbursement.
Prior approval
VA's section says a loan application will require prior approval processing by VA where the Veteran receives non service-connected pension or has been rated incompetent by VA.
If VA cannot identify the Veteran
VA's section may ask for more complete information or a copy of a DD Form 214 or discharge papers. For someone on active duty, it asks for a statement of service on official government letterhead, signed by the adjutant, personnel officer or commanding officer.
Edition
The MAY 2025 edition supersedes VA Form 26-8937, JUN 2022, which the form says will not be used. OMB Approved No. 2900-0406 expires 05/31/2028.
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Who uses VA Form 26-8937?
The instructions to lender say the Veteran or applicant completes the form only in these cases. The lender and VA handle the rest.
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Questions about Form 26-8937
What is VA Form 26-8937?
It is VA's Verification of VA Benefits. A lender uses it to get VA's answer on whether a Veteran has a VA benefit-related indebtedness and whether the Veteran is exempt from the funding fee.
Who fills in VA Form 26-8937?
The Veteran or applicant completes Items 1 to 10, and the instructions to lender list the cases where the form is completed. VA completes the For VA Use Only section.
Where is the completed form sent?
The instructions to lender say to the appropriate VA Regional Loan Center, which processes it and returns it to the lender. The form prints no address.
Is my Social Security number required?
The Privacy Act notice says giving your SSN is voluntary and that refusing to provide it by itself will not result in the denial of benefits, unless disclosure is required by a Federal statute in effect before January 1, 1975, and still in effect.
What does VA's section report?
Whether the Veteran has a VA benefit-related indebtedness, its type, amount and any repayment plan, the funding fee status, and whether the loan application will require prior approval processing by VA.
What if VA cannot identify the Veteran?
VA's section has a box for insufficient information that asks for more complete information or a copy of a DD Form 214 or discharge papers, or a statement of service for someone on active duty.