Carver County Veteran Services

Carver County Veteran Services, in the Government Center at 600 East 4th Street, Chaska (952-442-2323), helps residents who served and their dependants with VA health care, compensation, pension, education, home loans and State programmes, by phone, video or in person, and takes emergency walk-ins for severe financial, housing or medical needs; officer Steve Walker.

Also called: CVSO, VSO, county veterans service officer, Steve Walker, Brett Lyons, Charles Maxfield, Dean Christiansen, Government Center, 600 East 4th Street, 952-442-2323, [email protected], Soldiers Assistance, claims, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia, Victoria, Watertown, Norwood Young America, Mayer, Carver, Cologne, Hamburg, New Germany.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Carver County, MNCounty

Every Minnesota county board appoints a veterans service officer (Minnesota Statutes 197.60; see the Minnesota entry on county veterans service officers). Carver County's page: "Carver County Veteran Services is the department charged by the County Board of Commissioners through MN State Statute 197.60 to 'appoint a county veterans service officer' ... Because of this mandated State Statute, we are required by law to work with veterans at no charge to the client." What it does. "The staff at Carver County Veteran Services are here to help residents who have served in the US Armed Forces and their dependents navigate the complex Department of Veteran Affairs system. This includes assisting with obtaining VA Healthcare, Compensation, Pension, service retiree benefits, education benefits, VA home loans and all other related veterans benefits for which they are eligible at the federal, state, and local levels." Who: "all veterans who are residents of Carver County ... from which the person has a discharge other than dishonorable. Also, all veterans who are residents of Carver County, regardless of the nature of discharge, with homelessness or potential homelessness", and for alcohol and drug counselling or treatment. It keeps Personal Record Books for families planning ahead, and lists crisis lines and the St. Paul Vet Center. How to reach it. "Our office is currently open to the public to answer basic questions, pick-up or drop-off documents, and schedule virtual, telephone, and in-person appointments. We are also assisting emergency walk-ins which address severe financial, housing, or immediate medical concerns." Call (952) 442-2323 or email [email protected], leaving the last four digits of the Social Security number; return calls may show no caller ID. Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Government Center, 600 East 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318. Staff: Veteran Services Officer and Grant Manager Steve Walker, Assistant Veteran Services Officers Brett Lyons and Charles Maxfield, and Veteran Services Representative Dean Christiansen. What it brings in. The county's 2026 Performance Measurement Review (June 9, 2026) reports VA compensation and pension to Carver County veterans rising from $17.2 million in 2021 to $23.8 million in 2024 (2025 federal figures were not yet available), and State Soldiers Assistance of $9,908 in 2025.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Carver County Veteran Services
Gate	Rule
Carver County veterans, dependants and survivors	No rating is needed to ask; homelessness and chemical dependency help are open regardless of discharge.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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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.