St. Lawrence County Veterans Services

St. Lawrence County's Veterans Department, Canton Human Services Building, 80 State Highway 310, Suite 5, Canton (315-386-4754), open 8 to 4, files VA compensation, pension, survivor and appeal claims free, makes home visits to housebound veterans, helps with burial allowances, flags and headstones, and handles the State's Liberty Pass, medals, blind annuity and property tax exemption papers; director Michael L. Boprey.

Also called: veterans service agency, CVSA, Veterans Department, claims help, home visits, burial, Liberty Pass, Michael Boprey, Teshia White, 80 State Highway 310, 315-386-4754, Veterans' Services Law 14, Canton, Potsdam, Massena, Ogdensburg, Gouverneur, Norwood, Waddington, Morristown, Hammond, Heuvelton, Madrid, Lisbon, Brasher, Colton, Edwards, Hermon, Parishville, Star Lake, Rensselaer Falls.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

St. Lawrence County, NYCounty

Every New York county runs a veterans' service agency (Veterans' Services Law 14 and 15, formerly Executive Law 357 and 358; see the New York entry). St. Lawrence County's: "Confidential service for St. Lawrence County veterans. Provides advocacy for various veteran's benefits on the Federal, State and local level. Provides information and referral for veteran's services." Where and when. Veterans Department, Canton Human Services Building, 80 State Highway 310, Suite 5, Canton, NY 13617-1495; phone (315) 386-4754, fax (315) 386-2948; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Michael L. Boprey, department head (and the county's Director of Veterans' Services); Teshia H. White, administrative assistant. The site's contact form emails the office. What it does. The Benefits page lists: filing claims for compensation, pensions, widows and survivors, nursing home pension and appeals of rating decisions; referrals for medical care (the Syracuse VA Medical Center and the community clinics), health care advocacy and other programmes; vocational rehabilitation, GI Bill and VEAP direction, discharge upgrade directions, the VA home loan and records and decorations requests; "Home Visits for those who are: Housebound, Under Aid and Attendance"; burial help with allowances, flags, markers and headstones and Presidential Memorial Certificates; and the State's Lifetime Liberty Pass, Conspicuous Service Cross, Star and Medal for Merit, blind annuity and veterans property tax exemption applications. If you have lost your discharge, the office helps you request it (the County Clerk also keeps recorded discharges). The Board's view. In its November 2025 Operation Green Light resolution the Board of Legislators described the office as working "every day to connect our Veterans to federal and state benefits, help manage employment needs and doctor appointments, as well as assist with transition back to civilian life".

Thresholds

Thresholds for St. Lawrence County Veterans Services
Gate	Rule
Veterans, dependents and survivors	Any veteran, dependent or survivor; no rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-23.

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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.