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Often, these calls show up as the Social Security Administration’s official national customer service phone number, 1-800-772-1213, on caller ID.

The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times and a crashing website.

“You’ve got a problem with your credit card, you call their 800 number to talk to a customer service representative,” Minnig said. “That's traditionally how things have gone.” ...

The new number is 800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411), and provides a single access point to all VA contact centers. Make sure to add the number to your contacts for easy access.