Carroll County (Arkansas) Veterans Service Office

What it is. An Arkansas county veterans service officer is employed by the county judge and paid from the Quorum Court's budget, trained and accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partly reimbursed by the State under section 20-81-106 (one dollar for every two the county spends, up to $4,800 a year in a county with more than 2,500 veterans, plus $500 a quarter each for VA accreditation and for access to VA's benefits system); see the Arkansas entry on the Department and county service officers. Help with a claim is free. Carroll County's page: "We are here to serve the veterans of Carroll County. If you are in need of assistance please contact our office." Who and where. John Contreras, CVSO, 210 W. Church Ave., Berryville, AR 72616; 870-423-4000; [email protected]. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists the same officer, address, phone and email, with hours of Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; the county's page gives no hours, so call before driving in from Eureka Springs. Carroll is in the Department's District 2, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Edward Skelton in Fort Smith, (479) 387-6610. Getting there. The office's page points veterans without a ride to Ozark Regional Transit, the regional public bus service, and the county's resource guide lists the office's number (870-423-4000) among its local resources.