Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Marion County (Hannibal office)

Marion County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Hannibal office at 203 North 6th Street (John Simpson, 573-248-2550) serves Marion, Ralls, Lewis, Clark and Shelby counties with free VA claims help, Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Friday 8 to noon.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, John Simpson, 203 North 6th, 573-248-2550, Palmyra, Hannibal, Philadelphia, Taylor, Monroe City.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Marion County, MOCounty

Missouri has no county veterans service officers in statute; the Missouri Veterans Commission's officers do the work (see the Missouri entry). The Commission's service officer locator lists the Hannibal office at 203 North 6th Street, Hannibal, MO 63401, serving "Marion, Ralls, Lewis, Clark, Shelby" counties: John Simpson, Veteran Service Officer ([email protected]), 573-248-2550, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, under supervisor Arthur Nott-Hopkins. The record was last edited March 2025, so call ahead. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask. The county's own Useful Links page points to the VA.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Marion County (Hannibal office)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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