Lackawanna County Veterans Affairs

Lackawanna County's Veterans Affairs office, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, is the county director of veterans affairs' office: VA compensation, pension and survivor claims, the State tax exemption and temporary assistance, government headstones and medallions, the county burial allowance and Memorial Day flags; by appointment, 570-963-6778.

Also called: county director of veterans affairs, CVSO, VSO, Lackawanna, Scranton, claims help, RETX, VTA, Tim Booth, headstone, medallion.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lackawanna County, PACounty

The Lackawanna County Veterans Affairs office is the office every Pennsylvania county must have (16 Pa.C.S. 15524); see the Pennsylvania entry on county directors. Director Tim Booth (DMVA list of September 9, 2026); assistant director and VSO Anissa Akulonis and VSOs Bridget Bryson and Erin Carden; 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18503 (the DMVA list's address); 570-963-6778, fax 570-963-6418; Monday to Friday 9 to 4, by appointment only. What it does. Disability compensation, aid and attendance, dependency and indemnity compensation and survivors pension claims; "Real Estate Property Tax Exemption - For veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities incurred during a period of war - Call our office for assistance filling out the application at 570-963-6778"; the State's Veteran Temporary Assistance; and headstones: "Our office will assist the next of kin to order a headstone free of charge for honorably discharged veterans. There may be additional fees charged by the cemetery for placement." The next of kin can order a medallion for a private headstone. It also points to VA home adaptation grants and the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center's homeless coordinator.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lackawanna County Veterans Affairs
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	Any veteran of any era, family member or survivor can use the office. No rating is needed.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-09.

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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.