Shawano County Veterans Service Office (Zachary Zuehlsdorf, CVSO), Shawano

The office. The county's Veterans Service Office page: "To serve Shawano County Veterans and their families with dedicated, accessible, and compassionate advocacy - ensuring they receive the benefits, resources, and recognition they have earned, while fostering connections within the community and promoting Veteran well-being." Contact: Zachary Zuehlsdorf, Veterans Service Officer; phone (715) 526-9183, fax (715) 526-4622; Shawano County Courthouse, 1st Floor, 311 N. Main St., Shawano, WI 54166; Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; "Appointments are highly encouraged." What it files. The office's 2025 Annual Report (posted October 28, 2026): federal disability compensation, pension, survivor benefits (DIC and survivors pension), VA health care, burial and memorial benefits, education (Post-9/11 GI Bill, VR&E, Dependents' Educational Assistance), home loan eligibility, discharge review guidance and VA life insurance; and the State's Aid to Needy Veterans grant, the Wisconsin Veterans Homes, Camp American Legion, funeral honors, the Wisconsin GI Bill, the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit and the license veteran identifier (the Wisconsin entries). In 2025 it recorded 1,041 walk-ins, 2,081 calls, 353 appointments and 105 outreach events, with regular outreach in Wittenberg, Gresham, Tigerton and Birnamwood, and it places flags and holders on veterans' graves with local posts and Scouts. The year. CVSO Paul Pionke retired on March 27, 2026, and Zachary Zuehlsdorf succeeded him; the Board of Health/Veterans Service Committee reclassified the vacant benefits specialist post as a full-time Assistant CVSO (April 13, 2026), filled by Richard Grosskreutz in July. The WDVA's 2026 grant was $14,400 (May 11, 2026). Zuehlsdorf reported calls and walk-ins up 78% on the year (June 8, 2026) and the year's figures past 2025's by September. The committee approved "Veterans Connect", a recurring community gathering (August 10, 2026); the first Veterans Connect Breakfast was on October 22, 2026, "starting as a quarterly event" (October 19, 2026), and the office is seeking a grant for wheelchair-accessible vans "as the DAV does not have any at this time". He worked with the Shawano County Fair on a day with a free day pass for veterans (May 11, 2026) and reported on its Veterans night (September 14, 2026). Where. The committee's minutes record a planned move to the Human Services building in the second quarter of 2026, with the ADRC's front desk greeting veterans; the office's page still gives the Courthouse, so call (715) 526-9183 before visiting.