VA Healthcare in the Philippines

There is one VA health care facility outside the United States and its territories: the Manila VA Clinic in Pasay City. Everywhere else in the Philippines, VA covers care through the Foreign Medical Program (FMP). Both share one critical rule:

VA pays for care in the Philippines only for VA-rated, service-connected conditions — or a condition that is associated with and aggravates a service-connected one. Everything else is on you or your other insurance.

The Manila VA Clinic

  • Address: 1501 Roxas Boulevard, NOX3 Seafront Compound (U.S. Embassy), Pasay City
  • Hours: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Closed weekends and major U.S. and Philippine holidays.
  • Main phone (VA Manila): +63 (2) 8550-3888 or +63 (2) 8846-7121
  • Services include: primary and internal medicine, mental health, pharmacy, audiology, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, neurology, ophthalmology, pulmonary, rheumatology, X-ray, social work, and telehealth.
  • Referrals: most specialty care needs a referral from your primary care provider. Mental health, pharmacy, and social work do not.

Before you go

  • No electronics are allowed inside the Embassy compound — no phones, tablets, laptops, cameras, or smartwatches. Plan for where you will leave them.
  • Bring a current photo ID, and as needed your DD214, relevant medical records, and Social Security number.
  • You must be enrolled in VA health care before you can book appointments.

How to enroll

  1. Complete VA Form 10-10EZ (Application for Health Care Benefits) — online, or bring it to the patient registration office at the clinic.
  2. Attach copies of your DD214 or other discharge papers and any VA disability award letters.
  3. If you are rated 0% or are non-service-connected, include last year’s income information.
  4. Include copies of any other health coverage cards (Medicare, Tricare, private insurance).

Prescriptions by courier

  • Refills: call (02) 8550-3888, then Option 2 and Option 1 — or request online through My HealtheVet.
  • Toll-free refill lines: 1-800-1888-5252 (PLDT) or #MYVA (#6982) (Smart and Globe).
  • Delivery time: Metro Manila 2–3 days, Luzon 2–5, Visayas 3–7, Mindanao 5–7.
  • Some perishable medicines (such as certain insulins) cannot be mailed to every area. If you buy them locally for a service-connected condition, you can seek reimbursement through FMP.

The Foreign Medical Program (FMP)

Live outside Metro Manila, or need care the clinic does not provide? FMP lets you see any licensed provider in the Philippines for your service-connected conditions. Either the provider bills VA directly, or you pay and file for reimbursement.

Filing an FMP claim

  1. Fill out VA Form 10-7959f-2 (FMP Claim Cover Sheet).
  2. Attach an itemized bill (provider details, conditions treated, dates of care) and proof of payment.
  3. For hospital stays add the discharge summary (and operation report if you had surgery). For medicines add the prescription and a signed pharmacy or provider receipt.
  4. Submit by email to [email protected] or by mail to: VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care, Foreign Medical Program, PO Box 200, Spring City, PA 19475, USA.

Deadlines: file within 2 years of the date of care (or hospital discharge). Appeals must be requested within 1 year of the decision.

Tip: VA advises against sending sensitive personal information by regular email.

Sources

Information verified against official VA sources in November 2026. VA rules, phone numbers, and hours change — always confirm with VA before acting. This site is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is not legal advice.