FOIA Reading Room

FOIA E-Reading Room
The Department of Veterans Affairs maintains a collection of documents that are available electronically on the Internet. The E-Reading Room consists of:

• Reading Room Certification (October 2008)

• Attorney General's Memorandum
  Attorney General's Memorandum for Heads of All Federal Departments and Agencies Regarding the FOIA, October 12, 2001.

• VA Department-wide Publications
  Department of Veterans Affairs publications consists of directives, IT directives memoranda, handbooks, notices, bulletins & pamphlets.

• VA PUBLICATIONS
  • VHA Publications
  • VBA Publications
  • General Counsel Opinions 
  • Board of Veterans Appeals Decisions

• Systems Notices
  Compilation of VA Privacy Act Systems of Records.

• FOIA Reference Guide
  Reference Guide is designed to familiarize you with the specific procedures for making a FOIA request to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

• Frequently Requested Documents
  Index of Frequently Requested FOIA materials.

• FOIA Annual Reports
  Published Department of Veterans Affairs FOIA Annual Reports.

• FOIA Policies and Regulations
  Department of Veterans Affairs FOIA Policies and Regulations.

• FOIA Implementation Plan
  Department of Veterans Affairs FOIA Implementation Plan.

FOIA Reading Room
Upon request, access to the VA’s electronic Reading Room will be provided by contacting the FOIA Officer for the office whose records you wish to review.  A list of VACO FOIA Officers is available at www.foia.va.gov/FOIA_Offices.asp.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has some physical Reading Room locations, where copies of documents mention above are available for review and copying.  Please consult the list below:

Central Office Locations:

Organization	Rm	Address
Board of Veterans Appeals (01)	814	811 Vermont Ave, NW, Wash, DC
Office of Inspector General (50)	1150	801 I Street, NW, Wash, DC
Veterans Benefits Administration (20)	506	1800 G Street NW, Wash, DC

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