Eastland County Veterans’ Services (Ruben Zarate), Monday Afternoons

Eastland County's Veterans' Services Coordinator, Ruben Zarate, helps veterans, dependents and survivors file VA claims in the Courthouse basement, 100 West Main, Eastland, on Monday afternoons by appointment (505-803-0512); the county's budget carries only $3,485 of supplies and travel for the office, with no salary line.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veterans Service Officer, Veterans' Services Coordinator, Ruben Zarate, 505-803-0512, 100 West Main, David Geasland, 434.032, Eastland, Cisco, Ranger, Rising Star, Gorman, Carbon, Olden.

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

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Eastland County, TXCounty

The office. Ruben Zarate, Veterans' Services Coordinator, 100 West Main, Basement 1, Eastland, TX 76448; 505-803-0512. Open Monday 1 to 4:30 p.m.; "Call for appointments." The office "provides eligible veterans, their dependents, and survivors with direct and general support and assistance in filing claims for obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs." Claims work under Government Code chapter 434 is described in the Texas entry. TexVet's county list names David Geasland at the same number. The page also posts the Eastland County Water Supply District's free park permits for veterans, available at the Courthouse (see that entry). How the county funds it. The FY2027 proposed budget's department 4050, "Veterans Service Office", is $3,485: $200 of office supplies, $2,000 of program supplies, $1,250 of mileage and travel and token amounts for postage, computers and a cell phone, against $3,480 for 2026. No salary line for the coordinator appears in the department or elsewhere in the proposed budget; ask the County Judge's office how the post is paid. The adopted FY2027 budget is not posted.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Eastland County Veterans’ Services (Ruben Zarate), Monday Afternoons
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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