Clay County Veterans Service Office (Curt Cannon, CVSO)

The office. The county's Veterans Services page: "The Clay County Veterans Service Office is a great resource for information and assistance regarding any veteran related question or benefit. Curt, Jennifer, and Kim can provide you with advice and/or assistance on a wide variety of issues you might face, such as admission to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, obtaining a copy of your discharge record or other state and federal veterans benefits." The directory names Curt Cannon, Veterans Service Officer. 715 11th Street N., Suite 103, Moorhead, MN 56560; 218-299-5041; fax 888-879-7053; Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed holidays. Appointments. "If you are a veteran and have not had the occasion to meet Curt or Jennifer, it would be to your advantage to meet with them and let them know that you are a veteran living in Clay County. Please call the Veterans Service Office at 218-299-5041 to set up an appointment." A personal benefit meeting is scheduled with the Office Intake Form (PDF), printed and faxed to 888-879-7053 or mailed to the office. The board's own record. The February 17, 2026 minutes carry the office's annual department update: Mr. Cannon discussed "staffing, services that are provided, State Soldier's Assistance Program (SSAP) Grants, payments to Clay County, Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemptions, and the support that the Clay County Veteran's Service Office has provided", and the Board thanked him and his team. The same meeting approved out-of-state travel for the Veteran's Service Representative to national training in Reno, Nevada, May 29 to June 5, 2026 (expenses in the 2026 budget) and noted the VSO's Honor Flight to Washington D.C., May 10 to 12, 2026, at no travel cost. The definition pages. The hub's Definition-of-a-Veteran page carries the federal and the Minnesota 197.447 definitions; the state-benefit subpages restate the State entries.