Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Ray County (Independence office)

Ray County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Independence office at 15301 East 23rd Street (Senior Veterans Service Officer Michael Freiwald, 816-325-5883) serves Ray and Clay 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, Michael Freiwald, 15301 East 23rd Street, 816-325-5883, Independence, Richmond, Lawson, Orrick, Hardin, Henrietta, Rayville, Camden, Wood Heights, Fleming, Homestead, Knoxville.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Ray 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 lists the Independence office at 15301 East 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64055, first floor, serving "Clay, Ray" counties: Michael Freiwald, Senior Veterans Service Officer ([email protected]), 816-325-5883, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, under supervisor Gary Largent. The record was last edited March 7, 2025, so call ahead. The office is in Jackson County. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask. Ray County's VA care runs through the Kansas City VA Medical Center and its clinics; see the federal entries.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Ray County (Independence 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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