Lawrence County Veterans Office

Lawrence County's Veterans Office is the office every Pennsylvania county must have: a director of veterans affairs appointed by the county (16 Pa.C.S. 15524). See the Pennsylvania entry on county directors for what the director does and the State programmes that go through the office. What the county publishes. "The mission of the Lawrence County Department of Veteran's Affairs is to Aid and Assist all County veterans and their families with obtaining Local, State and Federal benefits. We help them discover the benefits to which they are entitled and assist them with the application process." The page lists the services: VA pension and compensation, survivors' pension and DIC; "County Burial Allowance", the federal burial allowance, VA headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates and "Flag Holders / Cemetery Flags"; VA medical enrollment, CHAMPVA and TRICARE; GI Bill, work-study and vocational rehabilitation; the State's educational gratuity, real estate tax exemption, blind and paralyzed veterans' pensions, Veterans' Temporary Assistance, the Veterans' Trust Fund, the Persian Gulf bonus and the Military Family Relief Assistance Program; medals, discharge and military records; VA home loan certificates and home alteration grants; and a homeless veterans stand down and monthly seminars. Its FAQ on pension: "DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS ON YOUR OWN! Call us for assistance: 724-656-2180". Where. Veterans Office, 1st Floor (Lower Level), Lawrence County Government Center, 430 Court Street, New Castle, PA 16101; phone (724) 656-2180, fax (724) 656-2447; county hours Monday to Friday 8 to 4. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs' directors list (September 9, 2026) names Jesse Putnam at the same address with phone (724) 656-2172, [email protected]. Rides. "The DAV Van Service is a volunteer program that provides transportation for Veterans to the Butler VA Hospital, the Pittsburgh VA Hospital, and the Lawrence County VA Clinic. The van leaves from the Lawrence County Government Center and depends on the volunteer drivers' availability. You MUST contact the number (724-477-5010) to schedule transportation. Please call two weeks in advance to plan a ride." The burial and grave money. The county posts no burial allowance amount or form. Its 2026 budget (displayed December 2025) gives the office $10,000 for veteran burials, $5,000 for widows' burials, $3,000 for headstones, $30,000 for flags and markers and $300 for Memorial Day; by the 2025 projection it had spent $7,950 on veteran burials and $5,800 on widows' burials. The State sets the floor (at least $75 toward the funeral, applied for within a year; see the Pennsylvania entry on county burial and grave benefits); ask the office for the county's amount.