Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officers for Douglas County (West Plains and Branson offices)

Douglas County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's locator lists it under two offices, West Plains at 3417 Division Drive, Suite 5 (Andrew Martinez, 417-256-3452) and Branson at 2720 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway (Veteran Service Supervisor Jennifer Henderson, 417-297-6099), each giving free VA claims help Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Friday 8 to noon.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, Andrew Martinez, Jennifer Henderson, 3417 Division Drive, 2720 Shepherd of the Hills, 417-256-3452, 417-297-6099, West Plains, Branson, Ava, Vanzant, Squires, Drury, Goodhope, Arno, Rome, Smallett, Girdner.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Douglas County, MOCounty

Missouri has no county veterans service officers in statute; the Missouri Veterans Commission's officers do the work (see the Missouri entry). The Commission's service officer locator puts Douglas County in two offices' service areas, both open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon: - West Plains: 3417 Division Drive, Suite 5, West Plains, MO 65775, serving "Howell, Shannon, Oregon, Douglas" counties; Andrew Martinez, Veteran Service Officer ([email protected]), 417-256-3452, under supervisor Chris Butler. Record edited July 16, 2026. - Branson: 2720 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO 65616, serving "Stone, Douglas, Taney, Christian, Ozark" counties; Jennifer Henderson, Veteran Service Supervisor ([email protected]), 417-297-6099, under supervisor David Lee. Record edited March 7, 2025. Either office will take a Douglas County veteran; call ahead, since the county has no website naming a local day. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officers for Douglas County (West Plains and Branson offices)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-30.

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