Johnson County (Arkansas) Veterans Office

What it is. An Arkansas county veterans service officer is employed by the county judge and paid from the Quorum Court's budget, trained and accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partly reimbursed by the State under section 20-81-106: one dollar for every two the county spends, up to $3,600 a year, or $4,800 in a county with more than 2,500 veterans, plus $500 a quarter each for VA accreditation and for access to VA's benefits system; see the Arkansas entry on the Department and county service officers. Help with a claim is free. Johnson County's page: "We provide several different services including: assisting veterans in obtaining their DD-214 (discharge papers) and filling out claim applications for benefits. We also help explain all of the benefits that veterans qualify for and how they can obtain them. Another service that we provide is the ability to assist veteran's families with applying for death benefits." Who and where. Darrin McClure, Veterans Service Officer, 215 West Main Street, Room 28, Clarksville, AR 72830; 479-754-2560, fax 479-754-2102; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists the same officer, address, phone and hours, with the email [email protected]. Johnson is in the Department's District 2, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Edward Skelton in the Fort Smith courthouse, (479) 387-6610.