Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency

Chautauqua County's Veterans Service Agency links veterans and dependants to VA benefits from offices in Jamestown (567 Fairmount Avenue, Warwick Plaza, 716-661-8255) and Dunkirk (VA Clinic, 1170 Central Avenue, Suite 130, 716-268-6030), and rides to the Buffalo VA Medical Center run Wednesdays and Fridays through CARTS (716-665-6466).

Also called: VSA, county veterans service agency, claims help, Jamestown, Dunkirk, Mike Rauh, Lori Dispenza, CARTS, Buffalo VA, Veterans' Services Law 14, Jamestown, Dunkirk, Mayville, Fredonia.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Chautauqua County, NYCounty

The Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency is the county agency every New York county must keep under Veterans' Services Law 14; see the New York entry on local veterans' service agencies. "We are the county's link for veterans and their dependents for benefits provided by the Veterans Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C." Its pages cover pension, disability compensation, OEF/OIF veterans, environmental exposures, PTSD, Agent Orange, traumatic brain injury and New York State benefits. Offices. Jamestown: 567 Fairmount Avenue, Warwick Plaza, Jamestown, NY 14701; 716-661-8255. Dunkirk: VA Clinic, 1170 Central Avenue, Suite 130, Dunkirk, NY 14048; 716-268-6030, fax 716-363-1235; Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., where Veterans Service Officer Lori Dispenza returned in 2025. Director of Veterans Affairs Mike Rauh. Rides to Buffalo. "Rides to medical appointments at the Buffalo VA Medical Center must be scheduled Wednesday and Friday. Call the Chautauqua County CARTS at (716) 665-6466. No transportation on Mondays and holidays."

Thresholds

Thresholds for Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency
Gate	Rule
Veterans and dependants	Free. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-10.

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