St. Johns County's Veterans Services Office in St. Augustine, five accredited service officers who are all veterans, prepares VA claims and appeals for compensation, pension, education, home loans, adapted housing, medical care, insurance and burial, and writes the disability letter the Property Appraiser asks for. Call 904-209-6160.
Also called: CVSO, county veterans service officer, claims help, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Health and Human Services, tax appraiser letter, PACT Act.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Veterans Services Office helps veterans and their dependents apply for the benefits federal or state law gives them by reason of active service, including formal claims and appeals for compensation, education, loan guaranty, specially adapted housing, pension, medical care, insurance and burial; see the Florida entry on claims assistance. Its five service officers are accredited by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs and are all veterans themselves.
The appointment. About an hour in a private office; a claim can often be filed the same day. Bring the DD-214, private doctors' notes on the conditions to be claimed, for death benefits the long-form death certificate and the funeral bill showing a zero balance, the marriage certificate and children's birth certificates, and bank routing and account numbers.
The Property Appraiser's letter. The office prepares the VA disability verification the Property Appraiser asks for with a veteran exemption; a veteran it has already seen may get it without a visit.
Where. 200 San Sebastian View, Suite 1400, St. Augustine 32084, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 904-209-6160. The office does not issue veteran ID cards; VA's is online, and the Clerk issues a local one (see the Clerk's Salute to Service entry).
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Veterans and families
Veterans, dependents and survivors. 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.