The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs keeps the Vermilion Parish veterans service office at 407 Charity Street, Suite 101, Abbeville ((337) 893-2072), open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., where a parish service officer helps veterans, dependents and survivors with VA and State claims and signs the Form A25 the Assessor asks for.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
The Vernon County Veterans Service Office (402 Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Viroqua; 608-637-5323; [email protected]; walk-ins Mondays, appointments Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) files State and federal claims, helps upgrade discharges, obtains and records DD-214s, handles burial benefits and grave flags, and keeps a relief fund, overseen by a three-member commission, for one-time emergency aid.
Vernon County veterans and families. Claims help is free; the relief fund gives one-time emergency aid on the commission’s terms. No rating is needed.
The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs keeps the Vernon Parish veterans service office at 408 West Fertitta Boulevard, Suite C, Leesville (337-238-6401 or 337-238-7021), weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., helping veterans and families claim benefits and signing the Form A25 the parish assessor requires for the disabled veteran exemptions.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Lake County keeps no veterans service office of its own; free claims help comes from the Montana Veterans Affairs Division’s accredited Veteran Service Officers, whose nearest offices are Kalispell ((406) 755-3795, [email protected]) and Missoula ((406) 542-2501, [email protected]), and whose outreach programme visits rural and tribal communities.
Veterans, spouses and dependents. The State’s officers help at no cost; no rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Adams County, 3701 East Lake Center Drive, Suite 3, Quincy (217-515-2822), files VA claims and appeals, helps with State and local benefits, and gives short-term help with rent, mortgage or temporary housing to veterans and families in need while longer-term programmes are tried; walk-ins are welcome weekdays 8:30 to 4:30.
Veterans and qualified family in Adams County. A Adams County veteran, or a qualifying spouse or survivor, who meets the commission's need standard. No rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Clinton County, set up in April 2025 and seen by appointment at the Clinton County Courthouse, 850 Fairfax Street, Carlyle (618-594-0101, cell 618-322-0302, [email protected]), helps veterans with VA claims at no charge and gives temporary financial assistance - rent or mortgage, electric, gas, water and sewer, and food and hygiene vouchers, paid to vendors - to Clinton County veterans, surviving spouses and dependents under 130% of the federal poverty line, once in 12 months and up to $10,000; its superintendent resigned in October 2026.
Clinton County veterans, surviving spouses and dependents. Claims help is free; financial assistance needs an honorable or general discharge, 90 days’ county residence and household income under 130% of the federal poverty line. The rating filter never hides this entry.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of DeKalb County, Community Outreach Building, 2500 North Annie Glidden Road, Suite A, DeKalb (815-756-8129), files VA claims, pays shelter and utility help by voucher for veterans in need, and runs free rides to VA hospitals; it also sees veterans in Sandwich on the third Thursday of most months. Its page asks for an honorable discharge, which the State act does not.
Veterans and qualified family in DeKalb County. A DeKalb County veteran, or a qualifying spouse or survivor, who meets the commission's need standard. No rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Franklin County - Superintendent Liam Mungovan, 901 Public Square, Benton (618-435-9868 or 618-435-9836), weekdays 8:00 to 4:00 - gives free, accredited help with VA disability claims and appeals to veterans of any county, and financial aid to Franklin County residents: $500 a case, up to $750 for extreme hardship, up to three times a year, with an other-than-honorable discharge the minimum.
Veterans and families; financial aid for Franklin County residents. Claims help is free and open to any county. Financial aid needs Franklin County residence, an other-than-honorable discharge or better and shown need: $500 a case, $750 for extreme hardship, three times a year. The rating filter never hides this entry.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Henry County - serving the county's veterans since 1994 from the courthouse's third floor at 307 W. Center St., Cambridge (Superintendent/VSO Cindy Kustush 309-937-3534 or 309-937-3540, Asst. Superintendent/Transportation Mitch Fiedler 309-937-3450; Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9-3, Wednesday by appointment, Thursday closed) - grants financial assistance by voucher for groceries, utilities and rent up to $300 a month per eligible veteran under the Military Veterans Assistance Act (330 ILCS 45/1), with the DD-214-or-Certificate-of-Service honorable-discharge test, the 60-day county residency rule and the IDHS standard of need.
Veterans honorably discharged, 60-day county residents. Assistance requires Henry County residency of sixty consecutive days, a DD-214 or Certificate of Service showing Honorable Discharge (or General Under Honorable Conditions from a service-connected disability), a Public Aid application including the township, and the IDHS standard of need; up to $300 a month.
Jefferson County’s Veterans Assistance Commission, formed in 2025 and funded by a $168,273 county veterans levy, files VA disability and pension claims and gives Jefferson County veterans and surviving spouses temporary help with food, rent, mortgage, shelter and utilities; Superintendent Zachary Brooks, 716 Main St, Mt Vernon, 618-214-4973.
Jefferson County veterans and surviving spouses. Claims help needs no rating; the temporary financial assistance is for Jefferson County residents who first apply to the other agencies the packet names and show income and need.
Kane County's Veterans Assistance Commission in the Government Center, Geneva, files VA compensation, pension, survivors and health care claims and appeals free, by appointment, and runs a small assistance programme for indigent veterans that pays rent and utilities and gives Aldi vouchers for food, capped by family size. Call 630-232-3550.
Kane County veterans and families. Claims help is free. Financial help is for indigent veterans, capped by family size; the rules are given on request. No rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Kankakee County, 581 William R. Latham Sr. Drive, Suite 302, Bourbonnais (815-937-8489), files VA claims and pays limited emergency help by voucher to vendors - rent or mortgage, utilities, food, indigent burial, bus tokens - for indigent county veterans and families, by appointment; its pages ask for an honorable discharge, and it issues a free Veterans Discount Card.
Veterans and qualified family in Kankakee County. A Kankakee County veteran, or a qualifying spouse or survivor, who meets the commission's need standard. No rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall County - County Service Veteran Officers accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 811 West John Street, Yorkville, (630) 553-8355 - helps veterans and their families apply for benefits at no cost, with walk-ins taken and appointments recommended, and holds board meetings open to the public on the second and fourth Wednesdays.
Honorably or under honorable conditions discharged veterans, their surviving spouses and dependents, in Kendall County. Walk-ins taken; appointments recommended. No rating is needed to ask the office for help.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Knox County - Veterans Assistance Office Manager Mekinzie Storm, Knox County Annex, 121 South Prairie Street, Suite 3, Galesburg (309-345-3877, fax 309-342-7597; the office line 309-345-3809) - assists veterans with service and non-service-connected claims, aid and attendance and debt management, and grants the county's emergency and interim assistance: food orders by voucher, shelter and mortgage payments at the rent standard, utility vouchers, transportation to the nearest VA medical center, temporary prescriptions and burial, under the Illinois Department of Public Aid guidelines with a sixty-day appeal to the county's Public Aid Committee.
Veterans honorably discharged and their households. Assistance is for veterans whose last discharge was Honorable, proven by DD-214, under the Illinois Department of Public Aid guidelines; Reserve or National Guard duty is non-qualifying unless called to active duty by the president.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Macon County - Gregory Collins, Superintendent, 141 S. Main Street, Room 210, Decatur, (217) 424-1376 - gives one Emergency Veterans Assistance grant in any 12 months toward mortgage, rent or power bills at a standard of need 50 percent above the federal poverty guideline, rent and mortgage payments not exceeding $1,250 with a 10 percent veteran share, and one-time food and hygiene gift cards up to $100.
Honorably or under honorable conditions discharged veterans, their surviving spouses and dependents, 60 days in the county. EVA requires a statement of cause, verifiable arrears and the documentation checklist; one grant in 12 months.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Macoupin County - Superintendent Robert 'Bobby' Scott, Veteran Service Officer Neal Cobren and Admin/Office Manager Jordan Cervi, 570 N. Broad Street (P.O. Box 12), Carlinville (217-854-5249, fax 217-716-2311, [email protected]), weekdays 8:00 to 4:00 with walk-ins welcome and online booking - is 'an agency that is operated by and for veterans' established under the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act (330 ILCS 45): it assists veterans and their families with claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs for service-connected disability compensation, GI home loans, educational benefits, pension benefits, death/burial benefits and government insurance claims, and works with veterans to procure employment, public aid, social security and hospitalization; its Board of Commissioners meets in public at 6:00 p.m., rotating among the county's veteran service organization posts.
Any Macoupin County veteran, family or survivor. The commission helps the county’s veterans, families and survivors with federal, state and county benefits; no rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Ogle County, 105 S 5th St, Suite 112, Oregon (815-255-9181, [email protected], Office Manager Trinda Fox; Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 by appointment, Friday call-in and drop-off) is a county funded commission - not affiliated with the VA - that helps veterans apply for pension, disability and VA medical care and may supply emergency and interim assistance with food, shelter and utilities.
Veterans and qualified family in Ogle County. A Ogle County veteran, or a qualifying spouse or survivor, who meets the commission's need standard. No rating is needed.
The Veterans Assistance Commission of Stephenson County, 10 North Galena Avenue, Suite 120, Freeport (815-233-7282, [email protected]), is the county’s veterans office under the Military Veterans Assistance Act: it gives emergency assistance to veterans and their families in need and helps with VA claims; the county carries it as fund 019 in its budget.
Stephenson County veterans and families. Assistance is for veterans and families in need under the Act; claims help needs no rating. The rating filter never hides this entry.
The Victoria County Veteran Services Office, John Williams, Veteran Services Office Director, at 2805 N. Navarro Street Room 501, Victoria (361-582-5810, fax 361-582-5811), open Monday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Friday 8 to 3 with a noon lunch closure, files VA compensation and pension claims, obtains military records, registers veterans for VA health care and assists with burial and death benefits.
Victoria County veterans, dependents and survivors. Free help filing VA and state benefit claims; no rating is needed to ask.
Vigo County's Veteran's Assistance Office, Tim Cunningham, 163 Oak Street, Terre Haute, 8AM to noon and 1 to 4PM weekdays (812-462-3261, fax 812-231-5646), helps veterans and their spouses and dependent children find military records and file pension, compensation, burial, GI Bill, home-loan and property-tax-exemption claims, and runs free van transportation for veterans to the Indianapolis VA (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) and the Danville VA (Monday and Wednesday).
Vigo County veterans, spouses and dependent children. No rating is needed to ask.
The Vilas County Veterans Service Office in the Courthouse, 330 Court Street, Eagle River (715-479-3629; Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday to 3:30 p.m.), with a service officer and an assistant, helps veterans with VA claims and questions - health care, disability and pension, education, burial, military records and survivors’ benefits - and with Wisconsin’s benefits, among them the property tax credit and the Assistance to Needy Veterans Grant.
Vilas County veterans and families. The office helps any veteran or family member; no rating is needed to ask.
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.
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.
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs runs the Walker County veterans service office in the courthouse at 1803 3rd Avenue South, Jasper, with service officer Johnny Benson; 205-384-7277.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Walla Walla County's Department of Community Health has two County Veteran Service Officers, Michael Gibson (full-time) and Wendy Cheng (part-time), at 314 West Main Street, Walla Walla (509-524-2675, [email protected]), who help veterans and families apply for VA and other benefits and run the county's Veterans' Relief Fund.
Veterans and families in Walla Walla County. Anyone can ask the officers for help with VA claims. No rating is needed.
Ward County's Veterans Service Officer, Willie Andino, helps veterans and their families with VA and State claims at the courthouse, 400 S. Allen, Suite 103, Monahans (432-943-4271); the county budgets the part-time office at $29,192 for 2027.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Warren County’s Veterans Service Officer, L T Walker (1009 Cherry Street, Vicksburg; 601-636-1627, cell 601-262-8029, [email protected]), helps veterans, spouses, surviving spouses, children and parents claim and keep VA benefits, by call-in appointment Tuesday to Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the office reports its claims monthly to the Board of Supervisors and the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board.
Warren County veterans and their families. Free claims help by appointment; no rating is needed to call.
The Warren County Director of Veterans Affairs, Brenda Franklin, at 204 Fourth Avenue, Warren (814-728-3478, fax 814-728-3480), appointed by the County Commissioners, takes the claims - service record changes, disability, pension, death benefits, burial expenses and grave markers - and keeps the county's Veterans Grave Registration Record.
Warren County veterans, dependants and survivors. Free claims help; no rating or discharge condition is published.
The Warren County Veteran Service Office - County Service Officer Christopher O’Connor, in the Three Star Mall at 1410 Sparta Street, Suite 1, McMinnville (931-473-6920), Monday and Tuesday 8:30 to 4:00 and Wednesday 8:30 to 10:30, appointments preferred and walk-ins welcome - helps veterans, surviving spouses and dependents with VA compensation, pension, survivor, burial, health care, education, vocational rehabilitation and appeals claims and gets service and discharge records.
Warren County veterans, surviving spouses and dependents. Claims help is free; no rating is needed.
Warren County Veterans Affairs - Joel Dingman, Executive Director, with CVSO Deb Segebart (whose payroll removal was effective October 9, 2026) and Stacey Harris-Molina, 301 N Buxton St, Suite 107, Indianola (515-690-9336, fax 515-961-9651, [email protected]), weekdays 8:00 to 4:30 - helps eligible veterans apply for compensation, pensions, death pensions, aid and attendance, appeals and the Iowa Veterans Home, obtains military records, distributes grave markers and flag holders, drives veterans to the VA hospital in the county van with volunteer drivers, and pays County Assistance for rent or mortgage, utilities and propane, gas and food against a copy of the veteran's DD-214.
Any Warren County veteran and dependents. Veterans Affairs assists Warren County veterans and their families with federal claims and county assistance; no rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
Warren County's Veterans' Services Agency, in the Human Services Building at the Municipal Center, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George (518-761-6342), helps veterans, spouses, dependants and survivors with VA claims for compensation, pension, education, health care, burial and insurance, by appointment, weekdays 9 to 5; director Denise DiResta.
Warren County veterans, spouses, dependants and survivors. No rating is needed to ask the office for help.
Warrick County's Veteran Services - Veteran Service Officer Dewayne Beadles and Assistant VSO Cassidie Soberg, County Courthouse Room 105, 107 West Locust Street, Boonville (812-897-6177, fax 812-897-6211) - files State and Federal VA claims for veterans, spouses and dependents, weekdays 8 to 4; the IDVA's Southwest District Service Officer is Kevin Hinton.
Veterans, spouses and dependents. The office files State and Federal VA claims for Warrick County veterans, their spouses and dependents. No rating is needed.
Wasco County’s Veterans Service Office - two federally accredited veterans service officers, county employees, at 401 E 3rd St., Suite 101, The Dalles (541-506-2502), Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed for the noon hour - helps veterans and surviving spouses with VA disability compensation, war-period pension, aid and attendance, health care, education, home loan information, DIC, survivors’ pension, burial and CHAMPVA claims.
Wasco County veterans and surviving spouses. The office helps any veteran or surviving spouse with a claim; no rating is needed to ask.
Washington County's Veterans Service Agency, Municipal Center, 383 Broadway, Room A129, Fort Edward (518-746-2470), helps veterans, surviving spouses, dependants and VA-named caregivers with VA compensation and pension, health care, education, vocational rehabilitation, burial and records, free, Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30 by appointment; its service officers are accredited through the American Legion and the State's Division of Veterans' Services, and Ken Winchell is director.
Veterans, survivors and families. Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.
Washington County's Veterans Service Commission, 706 Pike Street, Suite 1, Marietta (740-568-9009), files VA claims, drives county veterans to VA medical centres in Columbus, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and Clarksburg, gives temporary emergency help with food, shelter, utilities, prescriptions and clothing, makes veteran photo ID cards and gives grave flags; Monday to Thursday 8 to 5, Friday 8 to noon.
Washington County veterans, widows, spouses and dependants. Claims help and rides need no rating; financial help needs three months in the county, a discharge under honorable conditions and proof of need under the commission policy.
The Washington County veterans service officer, Benjamin Dykes, works from 62 W. North Street, Fayetteville, 479-444-1767, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with two assistants, helping county veterans and dependents file VA and state claims.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Washington County's Veterans Service Office, on the third floor of the Historic Courthouse in Jonesborough, provides free help presenting, filing and appealing VA and Tennessee claims, by appointment, with two county veteran service officers, and can host virtual hearings.
Washington County veterans and their family members. For Washington County veterans and their families. No rating is needed.
Washington County's Veterans Service Officer, Eric Posern, helps veterans, dependents and survivors with VA and State claims from the Courthouse Annex, 105 West Main Street, Suite 102, Brenham (979-277-6228), weekdays 8 to 2; he reports about 250 to 320 contacts a month to the Commissioners Court, and the county budgets the office at $53,180 for 2027.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Washington County Veterans Services gives veterans, dependents and survivors benefits counselling, claim preparation and follow-up, and appeals for local, state and federal benefits from offices in Stillwater, Cottage Grove, Forest Lake and Woodbury, by appointment on 651-430-6895, weekdays 8 to 4:30.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Veterans, dependents and survivors in Washington County. No rating is needed.
The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs keeps the Washington Parish veterans service office at 202 Arkansas Avenue, Bogalusa (985-732-6607, [email protected]), open Monday to Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with an itinerant point at 215 11th Ave., Franklinton (985-839-3497) on the first Tuesday of the month, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; in March 2026 the Parish Council authorised a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Department for veterans' services in the parish.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Watauga County’s Veterans Service Office - Veterans Services Officer April Goodman and Veterans Service Assistant Jennifer Kemp, 126 Poplar Grove Connector, Boone ((828) 265-8065), weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - helps veterans, dependents and retirees apply for and appeal VA hospitalisation, service-connected compensation, education, loans, scholarships, pensions and burial allowances.
Veterans, dependents and retirees. The office helps file and appeal VA claims; there is no charge and no rating is needed.
Waupaca County's Veterans Service Office - CVSO Jesse Cuff, Assistant CVSO Craig Hokenstad and Veterans Benefits Specialist Nathan at the Courthouse, 811 Harding Street, Waupaca (715-258-6475, fax 715-258-6266) - assists Waupaca County veterans and their dependents with federal, state and county benefits without cost, weekdays 8 to 4, appointments appreciated.
Any veteran or family member. The office assists Waupaca County veterans and their dependents with claims and benefits at no cost. No rating is needed.
Wayne County's Veterans Service Office, on the lower level of the County Annex, 401 East Main Street, Richmond (765-973-9200 ext. 1651), helps veterans and families with VA and Indiana claims, Monday to Friday 8 to 4; service officers Michele Padgette and Buddy Strunk. It also runs a yearly resource fair, keeps a donated veterans' emergency fund and lists the county's veteran events.
Veterans and their families. Any veteran, dependent or survivor in Wayne County can use the office. No rating is needed; the emergency fund has no published test.
Wayne County's Department of Veteran's Affairs in Honesdale (570-253-5970 ext. 3114), director Frank Araujo with part-time service officer Jessica Stiff, helps veterans and dependants free with VA compensation, pension, health care, education, life insurance and the county burial allowance, Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30; call for an appointment.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Any veteran of any era, family member or survivor can use the office. No rating is needed.
Wayne County's Veterans Service Agency, Suite 1300, 7376 Route 31, Lyons, 315-946-5993 (fax 315-946-5994), weekdays 9 to 5 under Director Samantha Wilson with two Veteran Service Officers, guides veterans and their families through federal, State and local benefits - claims, appeals, tax exemptions, education, housing - and runs the RTS bus to the Canandaigua, Rochester and Syracuse VA medical centres.
Wayne County veterans and their families. The agency’s services are free; no rating is needed to ask.
Wayne County's Veterans Service Commission - 356 W. North St., Lower Level, Wooster, OH 44691, 330-345-6638 (toll-free 800-335-6638), fax 330-345-6945, weekdays 8:30 to 4:30 with appointments required - files Federal, State and County veterans claims for veterans and their family members.
Wayne County veterans and their family members. No rating is needed to ask the commission for help.
Weakley County Veterans Affairs (Weakley County Courthouse, 116 W. Main St., Room 107, Dresden; 731-364-5727; weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed an hour for lunch) interviews and counsels veterans and dependants on pensions, compensation, education, hospitalisation, insurance, home loans, DD-214s, medical care and veterans’ preference, and prepares their formal claims.
Weakley County veterans and dependants. Claims help is free; bring the DD-214. No rating is needed.
The Webb County Veterans Service Office (David Garza, director, 1110 Victoria St., Suite 108, Laredo, 956-523-4399) files claims and appeals, and its TVC-funded Veterans Transportation Assistance Program takes veterans, dependents and surviving spouses to medical appointments locally and up to a 200-mile radius at no cost.
Veterans, dependents and surviving spouses. Claims help is free; the transportation programme serves eligible Webb County veterans, dependents and surviving spouses with no other means of travel. No rating is needed to ask.
Webster County Veterans Affairs (Yell Building, 723 1st Ave South, 2nd Floor, Fort Dodge; 515-573-1479, [email protected]; weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) helps veterans, service members and families obtain county, State and federal benefits, from VA claims and military records to the VETERAN mark on a driver’s licence and admission to the Iowa Veterans Home, under a county Veterans Affairs Commission.
Webster County veterans, service members and families. Help applying is free; no rating is needed to ask.