Watauga County Veterans Service Office (April Goodman, Veterans Services Officer), 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone

The office. "Watauga County Veterans Service Office, located at 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Rooms 206 & 207, assists veterans, dependents, and retirees in obtaining benefits from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs. Applications for hospitalization, service connected compensation, education, loans, scholarships, pensions, and burial allowances are processed and appealed, if necessary. The office is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday." The page links a PACT Act eligibility check. Who and where. April Goodman, Veterans Services Officer, and Jennifer Kemp, Veterans Service Assistant; mailing address Watauga County Veterans' Service Office, 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Suite 203, Boone, NC 28607; phone (828) 265-8065, fax (828) 265-8086. The home page gives Rooms 206 and 207 and the contact page Suite 203; call first. The contact page gives only the officer's own email address, so call the office. Its year. On October 21, 2025 the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the office's application for a North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs grant, which the officer said would pay for "advertising, software, educational programs, and outreach materials designed to enhance services for veterans residing in Watauga County"; the minutes record her aim of "sending cards to widows and family members". On November 4, 2025 the Chairman noted a veteran's thanks to the office's two staff while the Board adopted its Veterans Day resolution (the Board entry).