Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Northeast Team serving Cherokee County
Cherokee County sits on the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs’ Northeast Team - Regional Manager Brian Gibson (918-348-4901) and service officers Angela Chalk, Bobbie Jones, Michael Merit, David Roberts, Les Rouell and Joseph Spychalski - the free claims route for the county’s veterans, with the department’s Muskogee office (918-781-7766) nearest; the county keeps no veterans office of its own.
Also called: ODVA, Northeast Team, Brian Gibson, Angela Chalk, Bobbie Jones, Michael Merit, David Roberts, Les Rouell, Joseph Spychalski, Muskogee, 918-781-7766, 855-701-6382, service officer, claims, Tahlequah, Hulbert, Park Hill, Cookson, Welling, Keys, Peggs, Moodys, Gideon.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The team. The ODVA's county page for Cherokee (oklahoma.gov/veterans, county map, Cherokee, last modified April 22, 2025): "Northeast Team Proudly Serving the Following Counties: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington."
Who. Brian Gibson, Regional Manager, (918) 348-4901; service officers Angela Chalk, 918-537-0129; Bobbie Jones, (405) 982-2493; Michael Merit, (918) 616-5336; David Roberts, (918) 252-8014; Les Rouell, (918) 348-8377; and Joseph Spychalski, (918) 397-2561. The department's Central Office is at 2132 NE 36th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (toll free 855-701-6382, local 405-523-4000, ODVA hotline 833-993-0234); its Muskogee Office is P.O. Box 769, Muskogee, OK 74402, 918-781-7766. The service officers file VA compensation, pension and survivor claims and State benefit applications at no charge; see the Oklahoma entries.
The county's own part. Cherokee County runs no veterans service office: its offices are the commissioners, the Sheriff, the Assessor, the County Clerk, the Treasurer, the Court Clerk and the District Attorney, with 911, the Election Board, emergency management, the fire departments, the detention center and the OSU Extension Office. The county's own veteran line is the Assessor's disabled veteran exemption (its entry).
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Thresholds for Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Northeast Team serving Cherokee County
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Any veteran or family member
ODVA service officers file claims for any veteran or family member; the service is free. No rating is needed.
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