Chemung County Department of Veterans Affairs

The office in its own words: "The Department of Veteran's Affairs provides services and information to veterans, their dependents and surviving spouses, active and reserve service members, and their dependents regarding the many federal, state, local, and foreign benefits that they may be eligible for and assists them in applying for and obtaining these benefits. All Benefit Counselors are accredited by The American Legion and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs." Its About Us page: established in 1933 by the Board of Supervisors as the Veterans Service Office, it serves "the veterans of Chemung County, and veterans from neighboring counties who conduct business or work in the county, in a confidential, compassionate and dedicated manner". Its Summary of Benefits covers VA compensation, pension and survivors' benefits, VA health care at the Elmira VA clinic, burial allowances, headstones and flags, the State blind annuity, State veterans homes and the veterans property tax exemption, with which it helps. Where. 425 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY 14902 (mail P.O. Box 588); phone 607-737-5445, fax 607-737-5446; Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30, closed noon to 1. Director of Veterans' Services Michael Murphy. Social Services clients. Resolution 26-19 (January 12, 2026) renewed, for 2026 and 2027 at $15,000 a year, the memorandum under which the department provides "information, assistance, referral and claim(s) representation to veterans, dependents, survivors and other claimants" who come through the Department of Social Services. Return the FAVOR. The page links a Chemung and Schuyler County "Return the F.A.V.O.R." (Find and Assist Veterans Of Record) Veteran Discount Program, "created as a way to thank our Veterans", with rules, a veterans application and participating businesses; the linked rules, application and business list are on the county's old website and no longer load, so ask the office or the County Clerk whether the card is still issued.