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Inquiry Routing & Information System (IRIS)

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Warning!    Our goal is to respond to your inquiry within 5 business days.   If you are experiencing a medical emergency or in need of immediate crisis counseling, please go to your nearest medical facility Emergency Room or call 911.   If you are in need of immediate crisis counseling, please contact VA's suicide hotline at 1-800-273-TALK; counselors are available 24/7 to help.

Before you begin, please try to be as accurate as possible in deciding which one of topics below is most closely related to the issue you want VA to address.   This is for your benefit.   Proper selection will prevent lost time for VA to re-route your message to the appropriate office.

You will not find Education Benefits listed as a topic at this web site.   You should immediately go to the Education Benefits web site:   Education (GI Bill) Benefits Questions for any education related issues such as eligibility, payment, or certification.

If this is a request to submit a Change of Address, please return to "Search for FAQs," select "Change of Address", and follow the instructions accordingly.

Thank you.

 Question
 Status of Claim
 Complaints about
       lack of courtesy or
       service received from VA
 Compliment
 Suggestion
 CCI (Special VA Project.    Not for public use.)
 CMI (Special VA Project.    Not for public use.)

VA Form 0873
DEC2005

OMB Number: 2900-0619
Estimated Burden: 10 minutes

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to notify you that this information collection is in accordance with the clearance requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. We anticipate that the time expended by all individuals who must complete this form will average ten (10) minutes. This includes the time it will take to read instructions, gather the necessary facts and fill out the form. This collection of information is intended to fulfill the need identified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to categorize your question, complaint, compliment, or suggestion and collect the necessary information to respond to it. Results will be used to automatically route your inquiry to the appropriate person in the VA, which will help ensure that you receive a response in a timely manner. Use of this form is voluntary and failure to participate will have no adverse effect of benefits to which you might otherwise be entitled.