VIS begins
A focused service takes shape around a durable idea: essential veterans information should be easier to understand and use.
Independent since 1936
Good information is one way we honor service.
Veterans Information Service exists to make complicated benefits information more understandable, useful, and easier to keep close at hand.
Our purpose
Help people approach the system with a clearer view.
Veterans and their families deserve more than a stack of links and acronyms. VIS brings key information together in a practical reference designed for real questions, real conversations, and real decisions.
We are an independent information provider. We do not make eligibility decisions, represent claimants, or replace guidance from an accredited representative. Our role is to help readers understand the landscape and know what to ask next.
A long view of service
Established in 1936. Evolving for what veterans need now.
A reference people keep
The annual VIS book becomes a working resource for veterans, families, advocates, and service organizations.
Print plus living digital access
VIS is extending that same practical approach online, giving members a way to return to current information throughout the year.
How we work
Editorial principles that keep the reader first.
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Clarity over complexity
We organize and explain information so the next useful question is easier to see.
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Practical over performative
We focus on information people can use—not patriotic language that gets in the way.
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Independent and responsible
We identify our role plainly and direct readers to official or accredited help when a decision requires it.
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Built to keep improving
Digital access allows VIS to make its established reference more timely and useful between print editions.
Who VIS serves
One reference, used from different sides of the desk.
- VeteransPreparing for a question, claim, appointment, or life change.
- Families & caregiversHelping someone they care about make sense of available support.
- Service professionalsSupporting veterans through everyday conversations and referrals.
- OrganizationsEquipping teams with a shared, practical information resource.
Ready to keep VIS close?