Gaston County's Veterans Services Office helps veterans and families with VA and State claims, appeals and discharge upgrades, with appointments in the mornings and walk-ins in the afternoons, and books free door-to-door ACCESS rides to the Salisbury VA Medical Center and the two Charlotte VA clinics, eight business days ahead.
Also called: VSO, veterans service officer, VA claim, appeal, discharge upgrade, ACCESS, transportation, Salisbury VA, Charlotte VA, Gastonia.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Gaston County Veterans Services Office, set up in 1946, is the county veterans service office under G.S. 143B-1211; see the North Carolina entry on county veterans service offices. Its services are free to veterans and their families.
What it does. Compensation and pension claims and VA appeals; applications for the State's scholarships for veterans' children; VA hospital enrolment, CHAMPVA and insurance questions; GI home loans; government life insurance and beneficiary designations; education benefits for veterans, spouses, survivors and children; discharge upgrades and military record corrections; and help with licence plates, wheelchairs and prostheses, the hunting and fishing licence for severely disabled veterans and clothing allowances.
Rides to VA care. The office arranges free, door-to-door transport on Gaston County's ACCESS buses and vans for veterans, and in some cases their caregivers, to the Salisbury VA Medical Center, the Charlotte VA outpatient clinic and the Charlotte VA Health Care Center. ACCESS needs the request at least eight business days ahead.
When. Monday to Friday: appointments only from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., walk-ins from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., closed for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30. After hours, leave a message on 704-866-3606. The page names the Program Administrator, Joseph Stepney, but not the office's street address; the County's main office is at 128 W. Main Avenue, Gastonia.
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Thresholds for Gaston County Veterans Services
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Veteran, family member or survivor
No rating or fee. Rides go only to the three VA facilities named.
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Disclaimer
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.