Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Bates County (Nevada office)

Bates County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Nevada office at 621 E. Highland Avenue, Suite 4 (Matthew Morris, 417-448-1133) serves Bates, Vernon, St. Clair and Cedar counties with free VA claims help, Tuesday and Wednesday 8 to 4 and Thursday 8 to noon.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, Matthew Morris, 621 E. Highland, 417-448-1133, Nevada, Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, Amsterdam, Hume, Merwin, Rockville, Amoret, Foster, Passaic.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Bates County, MOCounty

Missouri has no county veterans service officers in statute; the Missouri Veterans Commission's officers do the work (see the Missouri entry). The Commission's service officer locator's office record lists the Nevada office at 621 E. Highland Avenue, Suite 4, Nevada, MO 64772, serving "Vernon, St. Clair, Bates, Cedar" counties: Matthew Morris, Veteran Service Officer ([email protected]), 417-448-1133, open Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday 8 a.m. to noon, under supervisor Jennifer Henderson. The record was last edited March 7, 2025, so call ahead. Nevada is in Vernon County; the Bates County site names no local outreach day. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Bates County (Nevada office)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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