Douglas County Veterans Service Office

Douglas County's Veterans Service Office is at 1111 S. 41st Street, Suite 110, Omaha, NE 68105, phone (402) 444-7180, open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed noon to 1:00 p.m. The county veterans service officer is Benson Elmore; the department's secretary is Kathleen Kellie and the assistant CVSOs are Michelle Arredondo, LaKeidra Roatch and Damon Hobbs, per the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs' directory (updated September 9, 2026). CVSOs are employed by their counties, not by NDVA, and Douglas County's own site names the office among its departments; its district court is the Fourth Judicial District. County veterans aid. The county's veterans service committee determines the amount it considers necessary for aid, including food, shelter, fuel, wearing apparel, medical or surgical aid, and funeral expenses, and certifies it to the county board, which may levy up to one cent on each one hundred dollars of taxable value to fund it (section 80-102). A person in need who served in the armed forces, was discharged or separated with an honorable or general (under honorable conditions) characterization or died in service, and has lived in Nebraska for at least one year and in Douglas County for at least six months, can apply through the office; husbands, wives, surviving spouses and minor children under eighteen are covered, as are last-illness and burial expenses for a qualifying veteran or spouse who dies leaving no next of kin. The committee fixes the amount for each claimant and the county clerk issues the warrant. The office also helps file Nebraska Veterans Aid applications with the state and federal claims with VA. The homestead exemption applications for Douglas County property go to the county assessor, as the State's homestead entry explains.