Duval County Veteran's Service Officer (Erasmo C. Cantu), San Diego

Duval County's Veteran's Service Officer, Erasmo C. Cantu, helps veterans with VA and State benefits from 400 E. Gravis, San Diego (361-279-6219, cell 361-453-0054, [email protected]), Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to noon - call first - and runs the county's veterans van; the county budgets the office at $46,062 for 2026-27.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veteran's Service Officer, Erasmo C. Cantu, Erasmo Cantu, [email protected], 361-279-6219, 361-453-0054, 400 E. Gravis, Juan Perez, veterans van, 434.032, San Diego, Freer, Benavides, Realitos, Concepcion.

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

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Duval County, TXCounty

The office. The county's Veteran Services page: "Erasmo C. Cantu, Veteran's Service Officer", [email protected], phone (361) 279-6219, cell (361) 453-0054; mailing address P.O. Box 189, San Diego, TX 78384; physical address 400 E. Gravis, San Diego. "Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Please call before visiting to make sure the office is open the day you plan to meet with the Veteran's Service Officer." The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). What the office says it does. "It is important to administer the duties of the office of Duval County Veteran's Services with honesty, integrity, proper conduct, and with impartiality. Educating all veterans in the services provided and bringing awareness to them of the benefits available will be given utmost priority. The office shall provide assistance to all veterans who qualify." The page links the VA, the Texas Veterans Commission and the National Archives' service records, and shows the office's veterans van (see duval-tx-veterans-van). The office reports to the Commissioners' Court each month among the department reports. How the county funds it. The 2026-27 budget, adopted September 14, 2026, carries General Fund department 405, "Veteran Service", at $46,062 (against $44,305 for 2025-26; 2024-25 actual $37,806): "Salary-Service Officer" $33,075 with FICA, retirement, workers' compensation and unemployment tax ($38,262 of personnel costs), "Contract Service - Driver" $5,600, fuel $1,000, and small lines for supplies, mileage, conference and registration. TexVet. TexVet's county list names Juan Perez at (361) 701-7006 with the office's e-mail address; the county's page names Erasmo C. Cantu, and the Court's agendas of November 2025 and October 2026 put his name to the office's items.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Duval County Veteran's Service Officer (Erasmo C. Cantu), San Diego
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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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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