Allen County's Veterans Service Office in the Rousseau Centre, Fort Wayne, helps veterans, spouses, dependents and survivors with VA compensation, pension, survivors and burial claims, discharge upgrades and Indiana benefits, and completes the certificate veterans need for the new property tax deduction. Call 260-449-7861.
Also called: CVSO, county veterans service officer, claims help, Fort Wayne, Rousseau Centre, State Form 12662, Section VIII, IC 10-17-1-9.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Allen County Veterans' Service Office is the county service office every Indiana county must keep under IC 10-17-1-9; see the Indiana entry. It helps veterans, their spouses, dependents and survivors with federal and State benefits: service-connected compensation, the low-income VA pension and survivors pension (it asks for bank, Social Security and pension statements showing all income and assets, itemised medical expenses and VA Form 21-2680), VA medical care, vocational rehabilitation, burial benefits, discharges, awards and upgrades, the children of disabled veterans tuition remission, licence plates, the peddler's licence, hunting and fishing licences, the Golden Hoosier Passport and delayed high school diplomas.
Property tax. The Auditor routes disabled veterans here first: the office completes Section VIII of State Form 12662 for the 100% deduction and the $350 and $250 credits; see the Allen County Auditor entry.
Accreditation. From July 1, 2026 Indiana county service officers must hold State accreditation. The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs told the Board of Commissioners on February 27, 2026 that the Allen County office had met all the benchmarks.
Where. 1 East Main Street, Rousseau Centre, Room 106, Fort Wayne 46802; 260-449-7861 (fax 260-449-7997). Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
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Veterans, spouses, dependents and survivors
For Allen County veterans and families. No rating is needed.
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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.