Bradford County's part-time Veterans Service Office, 925 North Temple Avenue, Suite E, Starke, 904-966-6385, helps veterans and families with VA compensation, pension, aid and attendance, health care, education, burial, appeals, discharge upgrades and the county's homestead and solid waste exemptions; County Veterans Service Officer Barbara Fischer, who also serves Union County. Hours vary by day; call ahead.
Also called: veterans service officer, CVSO, VSO, VA claim, pension, aid and attendance, appeals, discharge upgrade, Barbara Fischer, Union County, home visits, Starke, Lawtey, Brooker, Hampton, Camp Blanding.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
Florida's counties may run veteran service offices under chapter 292; see the Florida entry. Bradford County's mission is "To Serve the Veteran and the Veteran's Family". Its County Veterans Service Officer, Barbara Fischer, runs the office under the Board of County Commissioners.
What it helps with. The page lists benefits counselling; combat-related special compensation and concurrent receipt; annual eligibility verification reports; veterans' preference; survivors of military retirees (burial, Survivor Benefit Plan, insurance); VA nursing home placement and respite care; VA insurance and CHAMPVA; the homestead and solid waste tax exemptions; VA home loans; discharge upgrades; appeals; adaptive equipment and housing; aid and attendance and special monthly compensation; burial, clothing allowance, education, compensation and wartime pension claims; VA medical care enrolment; vocational rehabilitation; counselling for new veterans; home visits to disabled homebound veterans; Florida disabled veteran ID cards; and requests for military records and discharge certificates.
Where and when. 925 North Temple Avenue, Suite E, Starke, FL 32091; phone 904-966-6385, fax 904-966-6384; [email protected]. The office is a part-time position: Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday 2 to 6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Tuesday hours vary, so call ahead; it closes whenever the courthouse does.
Shared with Union County. At the May 21, 2026 budget workshop the officer said she covers both Bradford and Union Counties, with Union paying her travel, and that she plans to retire; she did not know whether her successor will serve both counties or Union will hire its own officer.
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Thresholds for Bradford County Veterans Affairs
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Veterans and families
For veterans, their families and survivors. No rating is needed.
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Disclaimer
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.