Columbia County's Veterans Service Office, 1486 SW McFarlane Avenue, Lake City, (386) 758-3350, weekdays 8 to 4, files VA compensation, pension, survivors', medical, education and burial claims and appeals for veterans, dependants and survivors, through a service officer accredited by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs and The American Legion.
Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, VA claim, appeals, pension, aid and attendance, burial, Ron Beasley, DV plates, Lake City, Fort White, Lake City VA Medical Center.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
Florida's counties may run veteran service offices under chapter 292; see the Florida entry. Columbia County's: "The Veterans Service Officer has been trained to assist you and has been accredited by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs and The American Legion." The office keeps a published code of ethics: confidentiality, honest claims presented "in the strongest possible light", and impartial service among veterans' organisations.
What it helps with. The page lists compensation and pension (including aid and attendance, housebound benefits and unreimbursed medical expenses), medical care, nursing home and domiciliary care, prosthetics, clothing allowance, dependants' and widows' benefits, education and vocational rehabilitation, appeals, lost military records and discharge review, waivers, home loans and specially adapted housing, homestead tax exemptions, insurance, travel allowances, DV, POW and wheelchair plates, burial benefits, the State identification card and employment help.
Where and when. 1486 SW McFarlane Avenue, Lake City, FL 32025; Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; (386) 758-3350, fax (386) 243-8364. The officer is Ron Beasley, whom a family thanked before the Board in December 2025 for the appeals that won thirty years of back compensation after an Agent Orange death. The Board added an as-needed (PRN) service officer post on October 1, 2026, and its 2026-27 budget gives the office $170,186.
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Veterans, dependants and survivors
For veterans, their dependants and survivors. No rating is needed.
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Disclaimer
VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.