Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Howell County (West Plains office)

Howell County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's West Plains office at 3417 Division Drive, Suite 5 (Andrew Martinez, 417-256-3452) serves Howell, Shannon, Oregon and Douglas counties with free VA claims help, Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Friday 8 to noon.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, Andrew Martinez, 3417 Division Drive, 417-256-3452, West Plains, Willow Springs, Mountain View, Pomona, Brandsville, Peace Valley, Caulfield.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Howell County, MOCounty

Missouri has no county veterans service officers in statute; the Missouri Veterans Commission's officers do the work (see the Missouri entry). The Commission's service officer locator lists the West Plains office at 3417 Division Drive, Suite 5, West Plains, MO 65775, serving "Howell, Shannon, Oregon, Douglas" counties: Andrew Martinez, Veteran Service Officer ([email protected]), 417-256-3452, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon; the supervisor is Chris Butler. The office record was edited July 16, 2026; an older per-officer record still names Jon Kaster. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask. Howell County's VA care runs through the VA's West Plains clinic; see the federal entries.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Howell County (West Plains office)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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