LaPorte County Veterans Services

LaPorte County Veterans Services, 555 Michigan Avenue, Suite 105, La Porte, helps veterans and dependents with disability and death pensions, compensation, VA loans, education, burial and insurance claims; Veteran's Service Officer Donald Jozwiak, 219-326-6808 ext. 2216, weekdays 8 to 4.

Also called: county veterans service officer, CVSO, claims help, La Porte, Michigan City, IC 10-17-1-9, Patriotic Service Medal, Vet Center, Donald Jozwiak.

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

Where it applies

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LaPorte County, INCounty

Every Indiana county employs a county veterans service officer (IC 10-17-1-9); the Indiana entry explains the office. LaPorte County's page: "Veteran Services provides info and services to veterans and their dependents. Services include Death and Disability Pensions, Disability Compensation, VA Guaranteed Loans, Education Benefits, Burial Assistance, and Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance." Where. Donald Jozwiak, Veteran's Service Officer, 555 Michigan Avenue, Suite 105, La Porte, Indiana 46350; 219-326-6808 ext. 2216, fax 219-362-9804; 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. The Commissioners appointed him on June 17, 2026, after a committee interviewed five applicants. Counselling. The Commissioners approved office space in the county on October 1, 2025 for the South Bend Vet Center's readjustment counselling, which the State district officer's March 4, 2026 report described as held every Thursday in the county's Hiler building. The medal. The page carries a request form for the LaPorte County Patriotic Service Medal: living veterans who were county residents or joined from the county, with a DD-214 or other proof, reservists only if mobilised; "If disabled, immediate family member may receive LPCPSM." The form posted is for the November 19, 2022 presentation, so ask the office whether a new one is planned.

Thresholds

Thresholds for LaPorte County Veterans Services
Gate	Rule
Veterans and dependents	Any veteran or dependent in LaPorte County can use the office. No rating is needed.

Sources

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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.