Refugio County Veterans Service Office (Andy Lopez, Jr., Veteran County Service Officer), Refugio

The office. The county's Veterans Service Office page: "Refugio County Veterans Service Office, 808 Commerce Street - Room 100, Refugio, Texas 78377. Andy Lopez, Jr, Veteran County Service Officer - Refugio County", (361) 526-4413, [email protected]. "This is currently a part-time position. I am usually in the office Monday - Thursday, 10 AM - 4 PM. Please call prior to coming in to schedule an appointment." The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). What the office says it does. VA disability compensation and pension (initial claims, increases and appeals, and Benefits Delivery at Discharge claims for those still on active duty); appeals by supplemental claim, higher-level review and representation at the Board of Veterans' Appeals; VA education (the Post-9/11 and Montgomery GI Bills, Dependents' Educational Assistance and Veteran Readiness and Employment); survivors' and dependents' benefits (DIC and survivors' pension); Texas and local benefits (the Hazlewood Act, county tax exemptions and disabled veteran plates); and burial benefits (VA burial reimbursement, headstones and markers, burial flags and advice on federal and State cemeteries). How the county funds it. The 2026-2027 budget, adopted by all five members of the Commissioners Court on September 8, 2026, carries General Fund department 0643, "Veterans' Service", at $38,470: $30,115 of part-time pay (no full-time line), $100 of longevity, $2,312 of payroll taxes, $1,228 of retirement, small insurance lines, $2,000 for supplies and $2,500 for training and registration. TexVet. TexVet's county list names Col. Richard Sanchez ([email protected]) at the office's number; the county's page names Andy Lopez, Jr.