Scioto County Veterans Service Commission

Scioto County's Veterans Service Commission, 612 Sixth Street, Suite A, Portsmouth (740-353-1477), weekdays 8:30 to 4:30, gives county veterans and families emergency financial assistance, help with VA compensation, pension, education and health care claims, transportation and memorial affairs; it has no website, so call.

Also called: veterans service commission, VSC, CVSO, veterans service office, financial assistance, emergency assistance, transportation, memorial affairs, 612 6th Street, 740-353-1477, 5901, Portsmouth, New Boston, Wheelersburg, Lucasville, Minford, West Portsmouth, Franklin Furnace, Sciotoville, South Webster, Otway, Rarden.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Scioto County, OHCounty

Every Ohio county has a veterans service commission under Revised Code chapter 5901, which files VA claims and gives financial help to veterans and their families in need; see the Ohio entry for the rules, including the three months' residence and the discharge test for financial help (section 5901.08 and 5901.01). Scioto County's. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services' county sheet (updated April 30, 2026): Scioto County Veterans Service Commission, 612 6th Street, Suite A, Portsmouth, OH 45662; phone (740) 353-1477, fax (740) 354-4946, [email protected]; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The Recorder's page sums up what the office does: "emergency financial assistance, employment and compensation support, transportation services, memorial affairs, and assistance with VA benefits." What is not published. The commission has no website, posts no application, rules or minutes, and publishes nothing on its rides (where it drives, how far ahead to book) or on what papers financial help needs. Call the office; Ohio law lets each commission set its own rules for financial help within chapter 5901.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Scioto County Veterans Service Commission
Gate	Rule
Scioto County veterans, service members and families	Claims help needs no rating; financial help needs three months in the county, a discharge under honorable conditions (5901.01) and proof of need.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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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.