VA is committed to ensuring Veteran information is protected and that our technologies meet modern security standards. That is why two major changes are coming to how Veterans, caregivers and beneficiaries sign in to VA websites and apps this year.

Upcoming changes

After Jan. 31, 2025, Veterans won’t be able to sign in to VA.gov, VA apps or other VA online services with a My HealtheVet user ID and password. After Sept. 30, 2025, Veterans won’t be able to sign in with a DS Logon username and password.

Veterans will have two sign-in account options: a Login.gov or ID.me account. Veterans can use their account to sign in to VA.gov, VA apps and any other VA online service they use to manage their VA benefits and care.

Simple and secure

VA is moving to a more modern, refined sign-in experience in 2025 to:

• Reduce the number of sign-in options Veterans need to choose from—just as Veterans have asked us to do. Over several years, Veterans have said that they want fewer account options. And they want to be able to use their chosen sign-in account to access all of their VA benefits and care.
• Continue to protect all Veterans’ information and benefits. Identity theft and related medical identity theft are serious issues that can cause severe financial hardship and disruption in medical care for Veterans and their families. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 1 million reports of identity theft. That same year, Veterans and military retirees also reported to the FTC $350 million in losses to fraud.
• Meet the latest federal standards for modern account security. VA is required by federal policy to help all Veterans begin using a sign-in account that meets modern security standards. VA is also required to simplify the sign-in experience for Veterans. Login.gov and ID.me help to meet both these requirements.

Login.gov and ID.me also use multifactor authentication, an extra layer of protection to ensure that it’s the Veteran trying to use their sign-in account and not someone pretending to be them. 

How to prepare

For Data Privacy Day and beyond, take action to secure your personal data.

If you use DS Logon or the My HealtheVet user ID and password to sign in to My HealtheVet, you’ll need to switch to using a Login.gov or ID.me account. With Login.gov or ID.me, you’ll have access to all the same information and services you use today.

For more information about how to make a Login.gov or ID.me account, go to the Creating an account for VA.gov page; for more information about online security, go to the How To Protect Your Identity and Your VA Benefits From Scammers page.