Callahan County Veterans Service Officer (Cherri Clark)
Callahan County's Veterans Service Officer, Cherri Clark, helps veterans and survivors with VA and State claims (325-854-5874); the county budgets the office at about $30,000 for 2026-27, a $22,768.20 salary with travel and schooling, and the page posts no address or hours, so call first.
Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Cherri Clark, 325-854-5874, Jennifer Lenches, 434.032, Baird, Clyde, Cross Plains, Putnam, Eula, Oplin.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The office. Cherri Clark, Callahan County Veterans Service Officer, 325-854-5874. The county's Veteran's Services page gives only that and links the Texas Veterans Commission, the Texas Veterans Portal and the Commission's mental health services; it posts no address or hours, so call first. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list still names Jennifer Lenches at the same number. The county's contact page carries a separate "Veteran's Affairs" row at 3564 N 6th St., Abilene, TX 79603 (325-232-7925), an Abilene office outside the county, without saying whose it is.
How the county funds it. General Fund department 5050, "Veterans", in the 2026-27 adopted budget (the county's year runs October to September; the document heads its new column "Workshop 1"): a $22,768.20 salary for the "Veteran Officer" (up from $21,684.21), $1,778.95 of payroll taxes, $486 of longevity, $1,116.20 of retirement, $1,250 for dues, conferences and schools, $1,500 for travel and meals, $500 of office supplies, $100 of miscellaneous and $500 for an iPad data plan, $29,999.35 in all against $30,076.31 for 2025-26. The IT department adds $500 of software for the "Veteran's Officer".
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Veterans, dependents and survivors
The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
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