Walker County's Veteran Services office under Veteran Services Officer Bob H. Kane, 340 C SH 75 N, Huntsville (936-435-2474), Tuesdays to Thursdays 8 to 4 by appointment, helps veterans request DD-214s, files service-connected disability claims with the VA, helps surviving spouses with their benefits, and points to financial aid, Veterans Land Board and VA home loans, education benefits and the Hazelwood Act, and VA death benefits.
Also called: veteran services, VSO, CVSO, claims, Bob Kane, Robert Kane, DD-214, surviving spouse, Hazelwood, Veterans Land Board, 936-435-2474, 340 C SH 75 N, VetPro, Huntsville, New Waverly, Riverside, Dodge, Oak Forest, Thomas Lake, Phelan, Weldon.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The office. The county's Veteran Services page: Bob H. Kane, Veteran Services Officer, 340 C SH 75 N, Huntsville, TX 77320; (936) 435-2474; Tuesday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment. Its services list: "Veterans can request their DD-214. Help Veterans file for their Service-Connected Disability Claims with the VA. Help Surviving Spouses file for surviving spouse benefits. Provide Resources for financial aid. Information on Home loans through the Veterans Land Board and the VA. Information on Education Benefits and the Hazelwood Act. VA Death Benefits." The page links the VA, TexVet, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Veterans Land Board, the Conroe VA Outpatient Clinic, Texas Veterans News and its monthly events, and housing resources, and carries a Veterans Services Facebook page.
The county's support. The Commissioners Court's packet claims show the office running on a Veterans Grants fund the Court has amended twice in the year - Order 2026-07 (October 20, 2025) budgeting $105,000 and Order 2026-15 (December 15, 2025) adding $103,442 for $208,442 - with 2026 lines of "Veterans Grant-Financial Assistance" $35,000 and "Veterans Grant-Housing" $70,000, the two programmes of the Texas General Land Office's Housing for Texas Heroes veterans grants; on June 15, 2026 the Court approved a pre-payment to Rand-All Services of one-third $6,592.50 "to be reimbursed by Housing for Texas Heroes Grant. Veterans Services Mr. Bob Kane was present." The office's claims work runs on VetPro (Panoramic Software's national user licence, $520 for February 2026 to January 2027), and its Verizon line is a monthly $20. Kane travels on county per diem (San Marcos, May 2026), and the December 2025 claims carry the county's reimbursement of his personal funds for "Veteran Groceries". At the August 10, 2026 budget workshop Kane asked for an update on Veterans Services, gave a fiscal-year summary, and requested a software-maintenance increase.
Notice. The office's page carried, read 2026-10-28: "Veterans Services will be closed on 10/8/2026 until further notice for a medical procedure and recovery period. If you would like to file a claim for VA Disability, you may contact https://Texas.gov/claims/appointments/. If you are in a mental health crisis, dial 988, then Press 1, chat live, or text 838255." Call (936) 435-2474 before going.
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Thresholds for Walker County (Texas) Veteran Services
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Walker County veterans, surviving spouses and their families
Free claims help and DD-214 requests; no rating or discharge condition is published by the county.
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