Woodbury County’s Commission of Veteran Affairs in Sioux City files federal and state claims, pays temporary county assistance for housing, utilities, food, medical and funeral needs, and coordinates DAV rides to the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center.
Also called: veteran affairs, CVSO, Sioux City, DAV transportation, Home Base Iowa, temporary assistance, 35B.6.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The Woodbury County Commission of Veteran Affairs assists the county's veterans and their legal dependents in obtaining and maintaining any and all veterans' benefits to which they may be entitled. Its stated mission is exactly that, and its office is at 1211 Tri View Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51103, phone 712-279-6606, fax 712-224-4093, open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by appointment only; the county's posted alert asks visitors to call or knock because the office door is locked, and notes the office was short-staffed from April 2025 to April 2026 while one service officer was on active orders with the 113th Cavalry. The executive director and CVSO is Loni Kuhlmann; the CVSO is Sasha Downs.
Federal benefits. The office helps county veterans and their legal dependents apply for and maintain state and federal benefits: disability compensation, disability pension, widow and survivor benefits, burial benefits, medical benefits, application to the Iowa Veterans Home, veteran headstone or medallion applications, licence plates, hunting and fishing licences, and the "Veteran" marker on an Iowa driver's licence.
County benefits. The office provides temporary county assistance with basic living needs: housing, utilities, food and household necessities, medical assistance, and funeral and burial expenses.
Transportation. The office coordinates with the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls to provide transportation to and from appointments there under the DAV National Transportation Program.
The county is an official Home Base Iowa Community Partner, the state-wide initiative connecting veterans to Iowa resources and jobs.
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Any veteran or legal dependent
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