Ouachita County (Arkansas) Veterans Services

What it is. An Arkansas county veterans service officer is employed by the county judge and paid from the Quorum Court's budget, trained and accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partly reimbursed by the State under section 20-81-106: one dollar for every two the county spends, up to $3,600 a year, or $4,800 in a county with more than 2,500 veterans, plus $500 a quarter each for VA accreditation and for access to VA's benefits system; see the Arkansas entry on the Department and county service officers. Help with a claim is free. Who and when. The county's Courthouse Contacts page lists "Veterans Services, Michael Suttle, P.O. Box 644, Camden, AR 71711, Office # 870-837-2216, Fax # 870-837-2218". The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists him at 145 Jefferson SW, Camden, AR 71701, (870) 837-2216, [email protected], Tuesday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with Jim Bob Davis as assistant. The county's page gives no hours, so call before a Monday or Friday visit. Ouachita is in the Department's District 4, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Eric Siddons in the Fort Smith courthouse, (479) 966-5295. The County Judge, Robert McAdoo, is at the same P.O. box, 870-837-2210. The Quorum Court. The Court meets on the first Tuesday of each month. The only record posted, the October 6, 2026 packet, amends the 2026 operating budget (Ordinance 2025-044) for other offices; the budget itself is not posted, so the office's appropriation is not published.