San Luis Obispo County's Veterans Services Office helps veterans, dependents and survivors with VA and CalVet claims by appointment only, in person or by phone, at 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo and on Tuesdays to Thursdays in Paso Robles. It also runs a veterans' food pantry and keeps the veterans' preference certificates for county jobs. Call 805-781-5766.
Also called: CVSO, VSO, county veterans service officer, claims help, 801 Grand Avenue, Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, food pantry, College Fee Waiver, Benefits by Rating.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The San Luis Obispo County Veterans Services Office is the county veterans service office California counties run under Military and Veterans Code section 970; see the California entry. Its representatives are accredited claims representatives employed by the County, not by VA, and help veterans, dependents and survivors with disability compensation, pension and aid and attendance, survivors' pension and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, burial, education and vocational rehabilitation, and the CalVet College Fee Waiver. They can help obtain discharge papers, and the office posts a list of benefits by rating for veterans who have just been rated.
Appointments only. The office takes no walk-ins. Book in person or by phone on 805-781-5766, or online.
San Luis Obispo: 801 Grand Avenue, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Paso Robles: 240 Scott Street, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arroyo Grande: 800 West Branch Street, listed as temporarily closed.
Food pantry. A veterans' food pantry is open at 801 Grand Avenue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the office takes donations for it.
County job preference. A veteran claiming the County's civil service preference must have the office's Application for Veterans' Preference, with the DD-214, on file at 801 Grand Avenue; see the separate entry.
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Veterans, dependents and survivors
Any veteran, dependent or survivor can use the office, by appointment. No rating is needed.
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Disclaimer
VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.