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

Newton County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Joplin office, 730 South Wall Avenue, Room 6 (417-629-3538), serves Newton, McDonald, Jasper and Barton counties with free VA claims help, and its officer has also come to Neosho on set days, which the county announces on its notices page.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, David Wells, David Schlesing, 730 South Wall, 417-629-3538, Neosho, Diamond, Seneca, Granby, Goodman, Fairview, Stark City, Redings Mill, Joplin.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Newton 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 Joplin office at 730 South Wall Avenue, Room 6, Joplin, MO 64801, serving "McDonald, Newton, Jasper, Barton" counties: officers David Wells (appeals specialist) and David Schlesing, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, 417-629-3538 or 417-629-3928, [email protected]. In Neosho. Newton County's notices page carries the Commission's officer, David A. Wells, with the July 16, 2025 notice that the "Veteran's Services Officer will be in Neosho on 8/14/25 instead of 8/13/25", which shows a regular day in Neosho; the county does not publish the place or the current schedule, so call the Joplin office 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 Newton County (Joplin office)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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