Johnson County (Nebraska) Veteran’s Service Office

Johnson County’s Veteran’s Service Office in Tecumseh, open weekdays from 9:00 to 3:00 under Veteran’s Service Officer Ken Mandl, registers discharges, files disability, pension, education, home loan, Veterans’ Home and burial claims and helps arrange rides to VA appointments in Lincoln and Omaha.

Also called: veterans service office, CVSO, Ken Mandl, Kenneth Mandl, Veterans Service Board, Operation Green Light, VetraSpec, VA appointments, discharge registration, Tecumseh, Sterling, Cook, Elk Creek, Crab Orchard, St. Mary.

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

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Johnson County, NECounty

The office. The Johnson County Veteran's Service Office is at 351 Broadway, Tecumseh (mailing address PO Box 217, Tecumseh, NE 68450), phone 402-335-6306, open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and otherwise by appointment. The Veteran's Service Officer is Ken Mandl. The county's page says the office "is responsible for registering Military Discharge papers, assisting Veterans with Service Connection Disability Claims, assisting Veterans with paperwork for home loans, educational benefits, disability pensions of all types, admission into a Veteran's Home, and burial expenses", and that it "also help[s] to arrange transportation to VA doctor appointments in Lincoln and Omaha". The Board's year. The Board's 2026 appointments name the Veterans Service Board - Charlie Pierce (re-appointed on July 1, 2025 for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030), Mike Carman, Mike Wolken, Lavon Othmer and Shannon Nielsen. On November 4, 2025 Mr. Mandl arranged to light the courthouse green from November 4 to 11, and the Board approved the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs' and Tyler Technologies' VetraSpec memorandums. On January 27, 2026 he told the Board of a legislative hearing on February 2, 2026 "concerning Veterans Aid" and asked the commissioners to tell their senators of their opposition to the bill. In April 2025 the Board turned down the gift of a 1991 Cadillac the office would have used to drive veterans to appointments, for safety reasons. The money. The office (0100-803) spent $19,815.60 in 2023-2024 and $20,106.62 in 2024-2025, and the 2025-2026 budget adopts $28,128.00: the officer's $19,578.00, $1,800.00 for grave markers and flags and $1,200.00 of travel among it.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Johnson County (Nebraska) Veteran’s Service Office
Gate	Rule
Any Johnson County veteran or dependent	Claims help, discharge registration and help with VA appointment rides need no rating; the rating filter never hides this entry.

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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