Sarasota County's Veteran Service Officers help veterans and families claim VA compensation, pension with aid and attendance, vocational rehabilitation, burial and survivors' benefits, free, by appointment only at offices in Sarasota, Venice and North Port. Call 941-861-8387 (861-VETS).
Also called: CVSO, county veterans service officer, claims help, Ringling Boulevard, Venice, North Port, DIC, survivors pension, aid and attendance.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
Veterans Services, in the county's Health and Human Services department, is Sarasota County's veterans service office; see the Florida entry on claims assistance. Its ten-member team of Veteran Service Officers works "to ensure that veterans and their families receive all federal and state benefits available to them" at no cost: compensation, pension and pension with aid and attendance or housebound benefits, vocational rehabilitation and employment, burial and national cemetery benefits, and for survivors, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation and survivors' pension. It also arranges benefit seminars for groups on request, and helps with the fare on the county's veterans medical rides (see that entry).
By appointment only, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
- Sarasota, 2200 Ringling Boulevard, Suite 125, 34237: 941-861-8387 (861-VETS).
- Venice, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 2040, 34293: 941-861-3047.
- North Port, 6919 Outreach Way, Suite B109, 34287: 941-861-3047.
Email [email protected]. The page also gives 941-861-2899 for the Sarasota office. For the status of a pending VA claim, the office asks veterans to call VA at 1-800-827-1000.
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Thresholds for Sarasota County Veterans Services
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Veterans and families
Any veteran, family member or survivor. 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.