Amador County Veterans Services Office

What the office's page says: "Connecting Veterans to their benefits by assisting in their interactions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State, making the process easier when applying for benefits such as: VA Health Care Enrollment, Compensation and Pension, Survivors Benefits, Burial Benefits and Headstones/Markers, Veteran Designation on Driver's License, Education Benefits for Veterans and Dependents, And California State Benefits. Striving to give back to those who have given so much for this country, the Veterans Services Office promotes veterans access to services and benefits. It works in association with community organizations, local, state, and federal agencies to identify and obtain benefits for all veterans and their families promoting the welfare of the veteran community." "How does Your County Veterans Services Office Work for You? Amador Veterans Services office representative is not an employee of the federal government. The representative is a county employee ready to assist you with any veterans claim. Your representative will assist you in securing the maximum benefits. Your representative works closely with service officers from accredited veterans service organizations of your choice such as: California Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers." What the representative does. "Comprehensive benefit counseling, claim preparation, case management and appeal assistance when appropriate; claim development, preparation and submission; case management; initiate appeals when appropriate; disability compensation (service connected); disability pension (service connected); dependency indemnity compensation (DIC) for surviving spouse and children; death pension for surviving spouse and children; VA, CHAMPVA, and TRICARE medical care access; education and dependent education; college tuition fee waiver for dependents - to apply download the DVS-40 application @ Cal Vet; vocational rehabilitation; housebound, aid and attendance benefits; clothing and dependent allowances; VA home loans and CAL-VET home loans (application for certificate of eligibility and program information); state veterans homes; burial benefits; many other ancillary benefits and programs." Where and when. Health & Human Services Bldg, Veterans Services, 10877 Conductor Blvd, Suite 100, Sutter Creek, CA 95685; 209-223-6476; fax 209-267-0419; "Mon. - Wed. Appt. Only, Thursdays Walk-In day (9:00-1:00 and 2:00-4:00)." The page carries the office's own note "This site is under revision." Its Useful Contact Information page lists the Oakland VA Regional Office (1301 Clay Street, 1-800-827-1000), the VA Life Insurance Center (1-800-669-8477) and the nearer clinics - McClellan (5342 Dudley Blvd, Sacramento, 916-561-7400), Martinez (150 Muir Road, 925-372-2000), Oakland (2221 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, 510-267-7800) with the Sacramento and Oakland mental health clinics and the McClellan dental clinic.