Stanislaus County's Veterans Services Office, in the Department of Aging and Veterans Services at the Stanislaus Veterans Center in Modesto, helps veterans, dependents and survivors with VA and CalVet claims up to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, with walk-in hours Monday to Thursday. Call 209-558-7380.
Also called: CVSO, VSO, county veterans service officer, claims help, Modesto, 3500 Coffee Road, Stanislaus Veterans Center, Aging and Veterans Services, College Fee Waiver, Veterans Advisory Commission.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Stanislaus County Veterans Services Office is the county veterans service office California counties run under Military and Veterans Code section 970; see the California entry. Its representatives are county employees accredited by VA and CalVet, who can represent a claimant through appeals to the Board of Veterans' Appeals and work with the service organization the veteran chooses.
What it does. Disability compensation, pension, education and vocational rehabilitation applications, VA health care enrolment, home loan certificates of eligibility, government life insurance, burial benefits, survivors' pension and the Survivor Benefit Plan, and the CalVet College Fee Waiver, which can be applied for through an online form on the office's page. It also refers veterans to Agent Orange, substance use, health care, small business and job programmes.
Where and when. 3500 Coffee Road, Suite 19, Modesto 95355, in the Stanislaus Veterans Center. Walk-in hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Friday afternoons are by appointment. Phone 209-558-7380.
Veterans Advisory Commission. Seven honorably discharged county residents appointed by the Board of Supervisors advise it on veterans' matters at bimonthly meetings, usually on the fourth Monday at 5:30 p.m.
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Veterans, dependents and survivors
Any veteran, dependent or survivor can use the office. 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.