Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officers for McDonald County (Joplin office)

McDonald County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Joplin office at 730 South Wall Avenue, Room 6 (David Wells and David Schlesing, 417-629-3538 or 417-629-3928) serves McDonald, Newton, Jasper and Barton 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, David Wells, David Schlesing, 730 South Wall, 417-629-3538, 417-629-3928, Joplin, Pineville, Anderson, Noel, Southwest City, Lanagan, Goodman, Jane, Tiff City, Powell, Rocky Comfort.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

McDonald 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's office record (edited March 4, 2026) lists the Joplin office at 730 South Wall Avenue, Room 6, Joplin, MO 64801, serving "McDonald, Newton, Jasper, Barton" counties: David Wells and David Schlesing ([email protected]), 417-629-3538 or 417-629-3928, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, under supervisor Jennifer Henderson. The McDonald County site names no local outreach day, so call Joplin first. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask.

Thresholds

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

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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