Lawrence County (Arkansas) Veterans Service Office

Lawrence County's veterans service officer, Danny Coker, at the courthouse, 315 W. Main St., Room 12, Walnut Ridge ((870) 886-1115), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday mornings; the county's own site is offline.

Also called: veterans service officer, CVSO, ADVA, claims help, county judge, Danny Coker, 870-886-1115, [email protected], 315 W. Main St., Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Imboden, Black Rock, Portia, Powhatan, Lynn, Sedgwick, Strawberry, Ravenden, Minturn, College City, Alicia, Smithville.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lawrence County, ARCounty

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. Who and when. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists Danny Coker at 315 W. Main St., Rm. 12, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476, (870) 886-1115, [email protected], with hours printed as "M-T 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, W 8:00 am - 12:00 pm" (Monday and Tuesday all day, Wednesday morning). The county's website shows only a "coming soon" page, so there is no county page to compare. Lawrence is in the Department's District 3, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Ric Bolton in Salem, (870) 253-9767. The Quorum Court. No minutes or budget are reachable online, so the office's appropriation is not published.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lawrence County (Arkansas) Veterans Service Office
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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