Medina County Veteran Services

Texas counties run these offices under Government Code chapter 434, subchapter B; see the Texas entries. Medina County's page names its "Medina County Veteran Services Officers": Ruben Gonzalez, Brian Schaefer and Garry Murphy. "WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE MAKING PHONE CALLS. ALL VOICEMAILS WILL BE RETURNED." Where and when. - Castroville Office, 8366 FM 471 S, Castroville, TX 78009; (830) 355-2711; Monday to Friday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Devine Office, 317 State Highway 132 N, Devine, TX 78016; (830) 665-8018; Tuesday and Wednesday, same hours. - Hondo Office, 1502 Avenue K, Hondo, TX 78861; (830) 741-6135, fax (830) 741-6099; Monday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The page posts closures (October 13 and 16, 2026 at Castroville). What to bring. The office's Quick Reference Checklist (February 2018) lists, for a first compensation claim, the final DD-214, birth and marriage certificates, children's birth certificates, a doctor's diagnosis and supporting medical and service records, bank routing details and VA forms 21-526EZ, 21-4138, 21-22 and 21-4142/4142a; it has separate lists for pension (21-527EZ, with income, medical expense and asset information), aid and attendance (21-2680), individual unemployability "(For Veteran...has to have a rating already)" (21-8940 and the employer's 21-4192), keeping a claim open after a veteran's death (21P-0847), burial (21P-530 with receipts) and headstones (40-1330). The checklist is eight years old and VA has revised several of those forms since, so check with the office. The court's year. The office gave the Commissioners Court its annual report on November 17, 2025 (the report itself is not posted). The 2026-27 budget, adopted September 8, 2026, gives Veteran Services $240,047, up from $215,745 in 2025-26, the rise all in salaries.