Grand Forks County Veterans Services

Grand Forks County’s office in the county office building assists with federal and state claims, publishes a van schedule to the Fargo VA medical center, and hosts the Legion and VFW posts in the building.

Also called: veterans services, CVSO, Lou Lombardi, Grand Forks, DD-214, 37-14-18, van schedule, VA van.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child.

Where it applies

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Grand Forks County, NDCounty

Grand Forks County's Veterans Services office is at 151 South 4th Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201, mailing P.O. Box 5547, Grand Forks ND 58206, phone (701) 780-8296, fax (701) 787-8603. The Veterans Service Officer is Lou Lombardi, appointed January 25, 2013; the representative is Frank Galbraith and the administrative assistant is Michelle Cummings. The state's county page lists the hours, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Section 37-14-18 requires the county to employ a veterans' service officer, and the county's 2026 portfolio assignments name a board liaison, "Veterans Services Commissioner Bjerke". The office's resources include a VA van to the Fargo VA Medical Center - free, scheduled through the VSO, with a published 2026 van schedule that warns "Due to limited drivers please call to check on date availability" - plus Cities Area Transit ((701) 746-2600) and Jefferson Lines ((701) 450-8651). The office links the Community Based Outpatient Clinic, HUD-VASH and the federal benefits pages. Discharge papers. The state's guidance is to file a copy of the DD 214 with the county courthouse at no charge; a certified copy for a benefits claim is free under Section 37-01-36, and recording the discharge itself is without fee under Section 37-01-34. The county recorder is Garlynn Helmoski, (701) 780-8262, at the same 151 South 4th Street address; the recorder's published fee schedule carries no discharge line. The veteran organizations that meet in the county building, per the county's own page: American Legion Post 6, third Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the 6th floor conference room; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1874, first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the same room; and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2, second Wednesday, at the American Legion hall at 1009 Central Ave NW in East Grand Forks. The county's site is protected by an Akamai block that refused both curl and an automated browser, so this entry rests on the Internet Archive's August 2026 captures of the county's pages and on the state's county page, read live.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Grand Forks County Veterans Services
Gate	Rule
Any veteran or dependent	The office assists veterans and their dependents with federal and state benefits and transportation. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

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Last updated 2026-10-08.

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