VA Disability Compensation

Somervell County Veteran Service Officer (Linda Mallon), Shared with Hood County

Somervell County shares Hood County's Veterans Service Officer, Linda Mallon (MSG, US Army, retired), who helps Hood and Somervell County veterans and families with VA and State claims weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (817-579-3292), at the Somervell County Annex in Glen Rose or in Granbury; Somervell budgets $10,000 a year for the post.

Also called: VSO, CVSO, Veteran Service Officer, Veterans Service Officer, Linda Mallon, 817-579-3292, [email protected], [email protected], 1402 W Pearl Street, 107 N.E. Vernon, Somervell County Annex, Hood County, Granbury, 434.032, Glen Rose, Nemo, Rainbow.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The shared office. Somervell County's Veteran Service Officer page is headed "Hood/Somervell County Veteran Service Officer": "The County Veterans' Service Officer is appointed by the County Commissioners Court to serve Hood and Somervell County veterans and their families." Its contact block names Linda Mallon (MSG US Army Retired), Veterans Service Officer, 1402 W Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048; phone 817-579-3292, fax 817-408-2510; Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; "We are located in the same building as the Driver's License office, right on West Pearl Street." "Walk-ins are always welcome; however, we often visit homebound Veterans, so we encourage you to call our office first." The page points to Hood County's Veteran Services page for the calendar. Where in Somervell County. Hood County's page, read the same day, gives a "Somervell County Veteran Service Office, Somervell County Annex, 107 N.E. Vernon, Glen Rose, TX 76043" (use the Vernon Street entrance; the office is in the hallway to the left), e-mail [email protected], and Hood's own office at the Historic Hood County Courthouse in Granbury (see hood-tx-veterans-service-office). The two pages give different Granbury addresses, so call to learn where she is that day. The office files VA and State claims under Government Code chapter 434 (see the Texas entry). TexVet's county list names her for Somervell at (817) 579-3292, with an older [email protected] address. How the county funds it. Somervell's FY 2027 approved budget (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, file-stamped September 3, 2026) carries line 010-660-106, "Non Dept Vet Service Officer", at $10,000, the same as in FY2026 and FY2025; the budget does not say whether the money goes to Hood County or to the officer.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Somervell County Veteran Service Officer (Linda Mallon), Shared with Hood County
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Veterans, dependents and survivorsThe office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.

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