Miscellaneous

Westmoreland County Veterans Affairs & Services

Westmoreland County Veterans Affairs & Services, at 2 N. Main Street in Greensburg, is the county director of veterans affairs' office: accredited service officers file VA and State claims, take the burial and headstone applications and keep copies of recorded discharges. Officers also sit at WCCC Youngwood on Fridays, the Greensburg VA clinic, Donegal, West Newton and New Kensington.

Also called: county director of veterans affairs, CVSO, veterans service officer, Greensburg, Youngwood, WCCC, satellite office, claims help.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Veterans Affairs & Services is the office every Pennsylvania county must have: a director of veterans affairs appointed by the commissioners (16 Pa.C.S. 15524) and holding VA accreditation (51 Pa.C.S. 1731). See the Pennsylvania entry on county directors. The director, Matt Zamosky, is an accredited service officer. How to reach it. 2 N. Main Street, Suite 205, Greensburg PA 15601; 724-830-3530; weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call ahead for an appointment, which the office asks for so that each family's financial details stay private. Its Required Documents page lists what to bring for compensation, pension and aid and attendance claims. Where else to find an officer. Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood campus, Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (since March 2025); appointments encouraged, walk-ins welcome. Roadman-White American Legion Post 941, 3812 Route 31, Donegal, the last Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., no appointment (724-830-3532). West Newton, at State Representative Eric Davanzo's office, 119 N. Water Street, usually the third Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. New Kensington, at State Representative Jill Cooper's office, 356 Freeport Road, usually the second Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The VA community-based outpatient clinic in Greensburg, one day a week, under a licence the commissioners approved on September 17, 2026. What it does. Federal claims for compensation, pension, aid and attendance and survivors' benefits; the State programmes that go through a county director, including the real estate tax exemption and Veterans' Temporary Assistance; the county's burial allowance and headstone applications; and copies of discharges recorded with the Recorder of Deeds. It also explains VA's character of discharge process and how to seek a discharge upgrade, and warns veterans against unaccredited claim consultants and pension-poaching schemes; a VA Vet Center counsellor sees veterans on site.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Westmoreland County Veterans Affairs & Services
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Veterans, spouses and widowsAny veteran, spouse or survivor can use the office. No rating is needed.

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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.