Madison County's Veterans Service Agency, 1065 Northside Plaza, Oneida (315-366-2395), has accredited service officers who help veterans and dependants with VA compensation, pension, health care, education, burial and survivor claims, State benefits such as the blind annuity and the 40%-disabled hunting licence and park pass, local property tax exemptions, records and medals; free, by appointment.
Also called: veterans service agency, VSA, MCVSA, county veterans service officer, CVSO, claims, compensation, pension, Ron Raymer, Jedidiah Jones, Marie Williams, 1065 Northside Plaza, 315-366-2395, military records, medals, notary, Wampsville, Oneida, Canastota, Cazenovia, Hamilton, Chittenango, Morrisville, DeRuyter, Brookfield, Lenox, Sullivan, Lincoln, Fenner, Georgetown, Lebanon, Madison, Nelson, Smithfield, Stockbridge, Eaton.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
New York counties keep veterans service agencies under Veterans' Services Law 14; see the New York entries. Madison County's page: "The Madison County Veterans Service Agency strives to ensure that our county's veterans and their dependents are aware of all federal, state, and local benefits for which they may be eligible. Our staff works in an atmosphere of teamwork in order to provide professional and confidential assistance to veterans, their dependents, and other authorized parties to obtain such benefits."
What it does. Benefits counselling by accredited service officers, claim development, form preparation, military records and medals, and notary service. Its list of benefits: the New York blind annuity, burial, compensation for service-connected disabilities, VA and State education, the home loan guarantee, hunting and fishing licences and park passes ("NYS, must be 40% service-connected disabled or greater"), medals, VA pension, local property tax exemptions, service records, survivor benefits, VA health care and vocational rehabilitation. Its newsletter adds help with the veteran discount programme, veteran licence plates and the driver's licence veteran designation.
How busy. The director's reports to the Health and Human Services Committee counted 569 client contacts by February 2026, then 613 in April (262 in person), 474 in May, 540 in June and 470 in July 2026. In July 2026 the Board created a temporary full-time service counselor to cover a leave of absence.
Who and where. Ron Raymer, Director; Jedidiah Jones and Marie Williams, Veterans Service Counselors; Tamara Leggett, office assistant; Patricia Godfrey, peer support coordinator. 1065 Northside Plaza, Oneida, NY 13421 (the office moved there from Wampsville on January 29, 2024); 315-366-2395, fax 315-366-2579. The page posts no hours; call for an appointment. The Syracuse VA Medical Center (315-425-4400) and the Rome clinic (315-334-7100) are the nearest VA care, and DAV rides go through 315-425-4352.
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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.