Anderson County Veterans Service Office

The county's office: "The mission of the Anderson County Veterans Service Office is to provide Veterans, widows and their dependents counseling and assistance in filing for Disability Compensation, Pension, Death benefits, Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medical and Dental Treatment, Insurance and home loan benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. We help to obtain DD-214, Record of Separation or Discharge, copies of medical records while in the military, acquire replacement medals and provide information on a large variety of topics including but not limited to Agent Orange, Gulf War - Undiagnosed Illness, Ionized Radiation, PTSD, Veterans Tax Relief and any individual specialty requests." Who. "The County Veterans Service Officer also makes home and hospital visits, nursing home visits, business and school visits to assist veterans and their families in all matters. He works with the Federal and State Service Officers, Service Organizations and County Service Organizations in support of Veterans matters. A quarterly report is submitted to the Anderson County Commission for all transactions performed in the office." Where and who. Veteran Services Officer Scott Nation, Director of Veteran Services - a retired Army first sergeant (May 1996 to August 2020, an IT and unit administration specialist, MEPS counselor and recruiting company 1SG) - 100 North Main Street, Room 114, Clinton, TN 37716; 865-463-6803, fax 865-264-6263; [email protected]; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A second office sits in Oak Ridge ("Oak Ridge Office Report" is a standing agenda item of the advisory committee, which recorded in 2026 that the Oak Ridge office was being painted), and a VSO Assistant was accredited in April 2026. The numbers the office itself reports. The July 20, 2026 report to the Commission: "A snapshot of FY26 from the VSO Office. Appointments: 1,763. Phone Calls: 1639. Training/Community Events: 54. Home Visits: 30. Higher Level Reviews: 25. Board of Veterans Appeals: 7. New Revenue month of June: $668,609. YTD New Revenue: $3,095,849. The office continues to show growth with an increase in younger veterans applying for benefits." The April 2026 monthly report adds 67 new disability compensation claims and 8 DIC/pension death-benefit claims in the month, with "Yearly Benefit Payments ($) $2,385,324".