Camp County Veterans Service Officer (Melissa Laurent), Pittsburg

Camp County's Veterans Service Officer, Melissa Laurent, helps veterans and survivors with VA and State claims at the Courthouse Annex, 115 Dr. M L King Jr. Ave., Suite H, Pittsburg (903-856-7862), on Thursdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the county budgets $33,397 for the office in 2027.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Melissa Laurent, [email protected], 903-856-7862, 115 Dr. M L King Jr. Ave., Courthouse Annex, part-time, 434.032, Pittsburg, Rocky Mound, Leesburg.

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

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Camp County, TXCounty

The office. Melissa Laurent, Service Officer, Camp County Veterans Service Office, Camp County Courthouse Annex, 115 Dr. M L King Jr. Ave., Suite H, Pittsburg, Texas 75686; 903-856-7862. Hours: Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list names her too, with [email protected]. How the county funds it. The General Fund's "Veterans Service" department (419) is $33,397 in the 2027 budget, taken up for adoption on September 16, 2026, the day the Commissioners Court set the 2026 tax rate: "Salary-VSO" $24,250 (2026 $23,315), FICA $1,856, retirement $3,044, travel, meals, lodging and continuing education $2,200, office supplies $808, postage $600 and software $639. The department was $32,134 in 2026 and $32,019 in 2025. Two lines, "Titus County Pay" and "Titus County Reimb.", carry no money in any of the three years. Getting there. The county's home page links the State's Texas Veterans Portal. Camp is one of the fourteen counties GoBus, the East Texas rural transit service, serves; Marion County's veterans page describes its veterans rides (see marion-tx-veterans-services).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Camp County Veterans Service Officer (Melissa Laurent), Pittsburg
Gate	Rule
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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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