Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Wayne County (Poplar Bluff office)

Wayne County has no county veterans office; the Missouri Veterans Commission's Poplar Bluff office at 1903 Northwood Drive, Suite 6 (Kevin Shepherd, 573-778-9689) serves Wayne with Butler, Carter, Ripley, Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, giving free VA claims help Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Friday 8 to noon.

Also called: veterans service officer, VSO, Missouri Veterans Commission, MVC, claims, appeals, Kevin Shepherd, 1903 Northwood Drive, 573-778-9689, Poplar Bluff, Greenville, Piedmont, Williamsville, Mill Spring, Patterson, Lowndes, Shook, Silva, Wappapello.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wayne County, MOCounty

Missouri has no county veterans service officers in statute; the Missouri Veterans Commission's officers do the work (see the Missouri entry). The Commission's service officer locator's office record lists the Poplar Bluff office at 1903 Northwood Drive, Suite 6, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, serving "Butler, Wayne, Carter, Ripley, Dunklin, Pemiscot" counties: Kevin Shepherd, Veteran Service Officer ([email protected]), 573-778-9689, Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to noon, under supervisor Michael Probst. The record was last edited March 7, 2025, so call ahead. The office is in Butler County; Wayne County has no website to name a local outreach day. What the help is. Free claims help with VA compensation, pension, survivor and burial benefits, and appeals. No rating is needed to ask.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer for Wayne County (Poplar Bluff office)
Gate	Rule
Veterans and survivors	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-30.

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