Clay County Veterans Service Officer (Jason Deeken), Henrietta

Clay County's Veterans Service Officer, Jason Deeken, a retired Navy petty officer first class, advises veterans and their families on federal, state, county and local benefits and helps them file claims at 101 N. Main Street, Henrietta (940-538-0301); the county budgets $15,150 for the office as contract labor in FY2027.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Jason Deeken, [email protected], 940-538-0301, 101 N. Main Street, Billy Carlton, contract labor, 434.032, Archer County, Archer City, Henrietta, Petrolia, Byers, Bellevue, Jolly, Dean.

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

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Clay County, TXCounty

The office. Jason Deeken, Veterans Service Officer, 101 N. Main Street, Henrietta, Texas 76365; office 940-538-0301; [email protected]. The county's page: "Petty Officer 1st Class, U.S. Navy - Retired, Jason Deeken is our Veteran's Service Officer. Jason assists veterans and their families in many ways, including answering questions, advising, and educating individuals and groups on what benefits are available from federal, state, county, and local resources. assisting eligible persons in filing the necessary claims." It gives no office hours, so call first, and links the VA's directory of veterans service organizations. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list still names Billy Carlton, at (940) 538-4052. How the county funds it. General Fund department 0405, "Veterans' Services", is $15,150 in the 2026-2027 budget (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027), certified as approved by the Commissioners Court on September 28, 2026, all of it on the line "Maint & Srvc Cntrcts - Contract Labor". The $2,000.04 "Stipend - Veterans Officer" the county paid in FY2025 and FY2026, with its payroll taxes and retirement, is budgeted at nothing for FY2027. The department was budgeted at $17,523.04 for FY2026 (spent $16,017.86 by the budget's September 29, 2026 print date), and spent $17,472.62 in FY2025 and $15,200 in FY2024. Archer County too. Read on 2026-11-01, Archer County's Veterans Services Office page names "Jason Deeken, 3rd Floor Archer County Courthouse, 940-574-4700", in Archer City (see archer-tx-veterans-services), and Archer's FY 2027 budget pays a part-time Veterans' Affairs salary of $9,936. Clay's own page, re-read the same day, names him for Clay alone and does not mention Archer, and no record read describes an agreement between the two counties; a veteran of either county can call either number to learn where he is that day.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Clay County Veterans Service Officer (Jason Deeken), Henrietta
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.

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