Franklin County Veterans Service Officer (John Lefebvre, at the Columbia Basin Veterans Center)

Franklin County's veteran service officer is John Lefebvre, the Benton & Franklin County Veteran Service Officer, at the Columbia Basin Veterans Center, 1020 S 7th Ave., Pasco (509-545-6558 x23), an office the county funds through its Veterans Assistance Fund and houses under a lease and 2026 memorandum of understanding with the Center.

Also called: veteran service officer, VSO, claims, John Lefebvre, Columbia Basin Veterans Center, 1020 S 7th Ave, 509-545-6558, MOU, office space, Pasco, Pasco, Connell, Kahlotus, Mesa, Basin City, Eltopia, Ringold.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Franklin County, WACounty

The county's own Services page names him: "John Lefebvre, Benton & Franklin County Veteran Service Officer, Columbia Basin Veterans Center, 1020 S 7th Ave, Pasco WA 99301, Office: (509) 545-6558 x23, Cell: (509) 873-1724, Email: [email protected]." How the county pays for it. The Veterans Assistance Fund policy's section 2.4 (adopted by Resolution 2025-0153) creates the position: "The Veteran Service Officer will provide services to veterans and their family members to assist them in determining eligibility and applying for federal and state veterans benefits as an accredited Veteran Service Officer under the provisions of RCW 73.08 ... The salary and benefits of the two Veteran Service Officer will be paid from the Veteran's Assistance Fund." The county's older records carry the arrangement - the January 31, 2023 consent's "Lease Agreement between Franklin County and Columbia Basin Veterans Center" and the January 24, 2023 agenda's "Introduction to County Veteran Service Officer John Lefebvre" - and the window's records keep it current: the July 1, 2026 agenda carries "Human Services: Memorandum of Understanding with the Columbia Basin Veterans Center for Office Space", and the July 29, 2026 agenda carries "Resolution 2026-257: Human Services: Veterans Service Officer Reclassification & Temporary Staffing Overlap." What the help is. Free, accredited help with VA claims - service-connected disability compensation, nonservice-connected pension, VA health care, education and vocational rehabilitation, military records and the county fund's own application - for Franklin County veterans and their family members; the policy adds that the VSO helps "regardless of whether the individual seeking assistance meets the requirements for assistance from the Veterans' Assistance Fund." The Center also houses the county's veteran outreach; see the federal entries for VA care.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Franklin County Veterans Service Officer (John Lefebvre, at the Columbia Basin Veterans Center)
Gate	Rule
Franklin County veterans and their family members	Free claims help from the county-funded VSO; no rating is needed to ask.

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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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.