Van Buren County (Arkansas) Veteran’s Services

What it is. An Arkansas county veterans service officer is employed by the county judge and paid from the Quorum Court's budget, trained and accredited through the Department of Veterans Affairs, and partly reimbursed by the State under section 20-81-106: one dollar for every two the county spends, up to $3,600 a year, or $4,800 in a county with more than 2,500 veterans, plus $500 a quarter each for VA accreditation and for access to VA's benefits system; see the Arkansas entry on the Department and county service officers. Help with a claim is free. Van Buren County's offices page lists "Veteran's Services (501)-745-5114 Hours: Wed & Thurs 8am-4pm". Who and where. The Department of Veterans Affairs' county finder (last updated August 19, 2026) lists Sam Shannon at 1414 Hwy 65 South, Clinton, AR 72031, (501) 745-5114, [email protected], Wednesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The county's Resource Directory (October 2024) still names an earlier officer, Paul Pronia, with hours of 8 to 12 and 1 to 4, and a District 4 officer the Department no longer lists; Van Buren is in the Department's District 2, whose District Veterans Service Officer is Edward Skelton in the Fort Smith courthouse, (479) 387-6610. The directory also points veterans to the DAV's free rides to the Little Rock VA Medical Center (Margaret Robinson, 501-257-2000), which run on set days. The budget. The 2026 budget (Ordinance O-2025-42, adopted December 18, 2025) gives the Veteran's Service Office (department 800) $18,926.50: $16,566.50 for personal services, $260.00 for supplies and $2,100.00 for other charges; the salary schedule carries one part-time position at $15,344.12.