Cerro Gordo County Veterans Affairs - Director Paul Beatty, CVSO, and Sean Gillam, CVSO, 220 N. Washington Ave., Courthouse Basement, Mason City (office 641-421-3085, claims line 641-421-3069, fax 641-421-3092), weekdays 8:00 to 4:30 - files federal and state claims (two accredited county veteran service officers), runs the county's own emergency assistance and the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund route, completes the Iowa DOT's veteran designation form, and answers to a five-member Veteran Affairs Commission (Jessica Reith chair, Cindy Davis vice chair, Richard Ochoa, Cecil Foell and Daryl Johnson) that meets in public at 9:00 a.m.
Any Cerro Gordo County veteran and dependents. The office assists county veterans and their families with federal and state claims; no rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
Chambers County's Veteran Services Office - Veteran's Service Officer Lance Bauer (409-267-2546, [email protected]; mail PO Box 939, Anahuac) - helps veterans and families reach their benefits and points to free legal clinics, Lone Star Legal Aid's veterans unit and the toll discount; the county pays the officer from its non-departmental budget ($22,100 for FY2027).
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Charleston County's Veterans Affairs Office, directed by David J. LeBlanc, Sr., helps veterans and dependents apply for federal, State and county benefits in the Lonnie Hamilton, III Public Services Building on Bridge View Drive, weekdays 8 to 4, at (843) 974-6360; it also records DD-214s and describes the State's disabled veteran house and vehicle exemptions.
Charleston County veterans and dependents. The office assists residents who served in the armed forces and their beneficiaries with claims help. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.
Chatham County Veteran Services advocates for veterans and their families from 964 East Street, Suite 209, Pittsboro, weekdays 8 to 4 by appointment (919-545-8334), with a Wednesday 8-to-noon satellite at the Siler City Center for Active Living; it helps with VA and North Carolina claims and points to county resources, and its page lists what to bring for a disability claim.
Chatham County veterans and their families. Free; no rating is needed.
Chautauqua County's Veterans Service Agency links veterans and dependants to VA benefits from offices in Jamestown (567 Fairmount Avenue, Warwick Plaza, 716-661-8255) and Dunkirk (VA Clinic, 1170 Central Avenue, Suite 130, 716-268-6030), and rides to the Buffalo VA Medical Center run Wednesdays and Fridays through CARTS (716-665-6466).
Veterans and dependants. Free. No rating is needed.
The Cheatham County Veterans Service Office - Bob Counter, Veterans Services, Sycamore Center, 322 Frey Street, Ashland City (615-246-1477, fax 615-246-1478), Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - provides 'veterans, widows and their dependents counsel and assistance in filing for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office', and will also meet veterans at Pleasant View City Hall, the South Cheatham Library or the veteran's home.
Cheatham County veteran, widow or dependent. The office files claims for veterans and their dependents; no rating is needed to call. The rating filter never hides this entry.
Chemung County's Department of Veterans Affairs, 425 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira (607-737-5445), directed by Michael Murphy, with benefit counselors accredited by the American Legion and VA, helps veterans, dependents, survivors and service members claim federal, State, local and foreign benefits free, and serves the county's Social Services clients under a 2026-2027 agreement; weekdays 8:30 to 4:30.
Chemung County veterans and families. Free claims help for veterans, dependents, survivors and service members; no rating is needed.
The Chenango County Veterans Services Agency - County Office Building, 5 Court Street, Norwich (607-337-1775, fax 607-337-1749), meetings by appointment - 'provides Chenango County residents who served in the United States armed forces assistance obtaining any and all Veterans Administration (VA) benefits for which they may be eligible. There are no fees'; Joseph W. Coe, the agency's officer since April 9, 2018, retired effective May 29, 2026, and Resolution 145-26 appointed Megan Rosado effective June 8, 2026.
Any Chenango County veteran or family member. The agency files claims for veterans and their families free; no rating is needed to ask. The rating filter never hides this entry.
The Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Office - Steven Bright, Director of Veteran Affairs, with Deputy Director Douglas Hubbard and VA Clerk Angela Burnett - sits at 110 Railroad Ave., Gaffney (864-487-2579), Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., an advocate for the county's 6,000-plus veterans, widows and orphans that initiates and processes claims, files nursing-home applications and runs the veterans' bus to Columbia and Asheville.
Cherokee County veterans, widows and orphans. Free claims help, nursing-home applications and the bus; no rating is needed to call. The rating filter never hides this entry.
Cherokee County funds a two-person Veterans Services department ($129,587 in the FY2027 adopted budget: an appointed officer and a second salaried post); TexVet's county list names Andrew Dehart and Ed Gellock at (903) 683-4012. The county site publishes no veterans page, address or hours.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Chicot County's part-time veterans service officer, Jack Buckley, at 531 Highway 65 North/82 South, Lake Village ((870) 265-8035), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; the county has no website.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Childress County budgets a Veteran's Services department of $22,770.37 - an $18,729.84 part-time "Veteran Officer" with a $600 telephone allowance, payroll costs, supplies and travel - for 2025-2026 and again in its FY 2026-2027 proposed budget, but its site has no veterans page and names no officer; TexVet's county list names Donald Bourgeois, (940) 585-8812, and the County Judge's office in Childress (940-937-2221) is the county's general contact.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Chisago County's Veterans Services, provided through Health and Human Services on the main floor of the Government Center at 313 N Main Street, Room 230, Center City (651-213-5605), gives veterans, their spouses, survivors and dependents guidance and assistance applying for Minnesota and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits; County Veterans Service Officer Bryan T. Brown, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Chisago County veterans, their spouses, survivors and dependents. No rating is needed to ask; the office gives guidance and assistance applying for VA benefits.
Clark County's veterans service officer, Lon Ware, at 501 Clay Street, Arkadelphia ((870) 246-7321, [email protected]), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free, Monday and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday mornings; the 2026 budget gives the office $26,390.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Clark County's Veterans Service Office, Clark County Government Center, 300 Corporate Drive, Room 101, Jeffersonville, helps with federal claims, State benefits such as the disabled veteran property tax deduction and license plates, and records, free; walk-ins Thursday 9 to 1, otherwise by appointment, 812-285-6345.
Veterans, survivors and dependents. Any veteran, survivor or dependent in Clark County can use the office. No rating is needed.
Clarke County has no county veterans office; the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Athens Veterans Field Service Office, 9249 U.S. Highway 29, Athens (706-733-0188, ext. 45575), serves Barrow, Clarke, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties with free claims help under Veterans Service Officer and Manager Matt Williamson and VSO Carie Lince, weekdays 9 to 4:30.
Veterans, surviving spouses and families. Free help filing VA claims and state benefit requests; no rating is needed to ask.
Clay County's Veteran's Service Office helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free, at Rector City Hall on Mondays, the Corning courthouse on Tuesdays and the Piggott courthouse on Wednesdays ((870) 595-4113); the State's finder names Jeffrey Puckett as officer, by appointment.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Clay County's Veterans Service Office - Veterans Service Officer Curt Cannon with Jennifer and Kim, at 715 11th Street N., Suite 103, Moorhead (218-299-5041, fax 888-879-7053) - advises veterans and their families on VA and state benefits weekdays 8 to 4:30, appointments by phone with an Office Intake Form for personal visits.
Any veteran or family member. The office assists Clay County veterans and their families with claims, benefits and discharge copies. No rating is needed.
Clay County's Veterans Service Officer, Jason Deeken, a retired Navy petty officer first class, advises veterans and their families on federal, state, county and local benefits and helps them file claims at 101 N. Main Street, Henrietta (940-538-0301); the county budgets $15,150 for the office as contract labor in FY2027.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Clearfield County's Veteran's Affairs Office - Director of Veteran's Affairs Misty Doran, first floor of the Administrative Offices Building, 212 East Locust Street, Clearfield, 814-765-2641 extension 3009 - assists veterans and their family members with health care, grants for education and funeral information.
Clearfield County veterans and their family members. No rating is needed to ask the office for help.
Cleburne County's Veterans Affairs Office, 2319 Highway 110 West, Suite B, Heber Springs (501-362-6211, [email protected]), open weekdays with a lunch hour, helps veterans with education, insurance, home loan, compensation and pension, vocational rehabilitation, health care, burial and survivor claims free; Destiny Erisman is the officer.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Cleveland County's veterans service officer, Greg Herron, at the courthouse in Rison ((870) 325-7205), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free Monday to Thursday mornings; he retires at the end of 2026, and the Quorum Court hired his successor, Jeff Howard, as a part-time assistant to learn the job.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Cleveland County employs a full-time Veterans Coordinator, accredited through the American Legion to file VA claims, at The Well in Norman, paid through a Health Department agreement of about $90,000 for fiscal 2027. Call 405-593-5365. American Legion Post 88 also runs a Monday walk-in benefits clinic.
Veterans and families in Cleveland County. For veterans who live in Cleveland County and their families. No rating is needed.
Cleveland County Veterans Services, Administration Building, First Floor, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby, 704-484-4803, has accredited service officers who help veterans, dependents and survivors file VA claims, order a DD-214, enrol in VA health care, and apply for pensions, burial benefits, grave markers and the county's scholarship programmes; appointments at the counter or by phone.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Free; no rating is needed.
Clinton County provides its veterans affairs through a service agreement with the Ingham County Department of Veterans Affairs: veterans are served at the Ingham County Veterans Affairs Office in Lansing Monday to Friday in regular business hours and at the Clinton County Courthouse every Thursday by a county veterans service officer accredited October 24, 2025; the CY26 agreement is $106,177.95 with an upgraded Veterans Benefits Counselor position.
Clinton County veterans and their families. Free claims help under the services agreement; no rating or discharge condition is published.
Clinton County's Veterans Service Agency, 137 Margaret Street, Suite 106, Plattsburgh (518-565-4720), directed by Kevin LeBoeuf with a State Department of Veterans' Services counselor in the office, files VA claims and the veterans property tax exemption free, arranges the DAV van to the Albany VA medical center, and hands out copies of DD-214s it holds; service officers see veterans by appointment.
Clinton County veterans and their families. The agency's services are free; no rating is needed to ask.
The Clinton County Veterans Service Commission - Executive Director/VSO Jeff Rollins, VSO Jim Alcorn and Communications & Outreach Ron King (937-382-3233) with admin secretary Jeanie Longstreth, admin assistant Tina Owens and five volunteer drivers - works from the Old Jail building at 43 S. Walnut Street, Wilmington, weekdays 8 to 5 (lunch 11:30 to 12:30), assisting honorably discharged veterans, their dependent parents, spouses and children with VA and county claims at no cost, and running the Veterans Relief Fund's food vouchers, financial and dental & vision assistance, the memorial brick programme and rides to appointments.
Veterans, their dependent parents, spouses and children. The commission assists honorably discharged veterans and their dependent parents, spouses or children with claims at no cost; the county financial assistance requires a DD-214, 90 days of Clinton County residency and proof of income and debts.
Clinton County veterans ride a DAV Transportation Van free to the Iowa City and Davenport VA Medical Centers for scheduled appointments - the van is staffed by volunteer drivers, seats must be reserved well in advance through the Veterans Services office (563-242-1151), and Iowa City VA Voluntary Service trains new drivers in about an hour during a trip.
Clinton County veterans with scheduled VA appointments. Rides are first to the office at (563) 242-1151 well ahead of the appointment; a rating is not the test.
Coffee County's Veterans Service Office, 130 Shelton Road, Manchester (931-728-6995), gives veterans and their families free help claiming VA and other government benefits, Tuesday to Thursday 8 to 4 and Saturday 8 to noon; Veterans Service Officer Don Purinton.
Coffee County veterans and their families. Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs runs the Coffee County Veterans Service Office in the county complex at 1065 East McKinnon Street, New Brockton, with service officer James A. Brandt; 334-894-5858.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Coke County has no veterans page, names no veterans service officer and keeps no veterans department in its FY 2025-2026 adopted or FY 2026-2027 proposed budget; TexVet's county list names no officer for Coke, only Workforce Solutions of Concho Valley ((325) 659-6560), the Texas Veterans Commission's claims counselors help any veteran free, and the County Judge's office in Robert Lee (325-453-2641) is the county's general contact.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs staffs the Colbert/Lauderdale Veterans Service Office in the Colbert County Courthouse at 201 N. Main Street, Tuscumbia, under Service Officer Peggy Williams, 256-386-8668, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; its full-time office at 312 South Court Street, Florence serves Colbert and Lauderdale Monday to Friday.
Veterans, dependants and survivors. Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.
Coleman County keeps no veterans service officer of its own: its Veterans page says Coleman County veterans are served by the Brown County Veterans Service Office, 1600 Burnett Drive, Brownwood (325-646-0335; ask for James Masters), open for walk-ins Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
The Colleton County Veterans Affairs Office - Kenneth V. DeLee, Director/Veterans Affairs Officer, with Senior Clerk Nikki Smith, 219 S. Lemacks Street, Suite 124, Bernard Warshaw Complex (the Health Department building), P.O. Box 637, Walterboro (843-549-1412, extensions 6897 and 6898, fax 843-549-0132, [email protected]), weekdays 8:00 to 5:00 with a drop box - executes the actions that determine a veteran's and their dependents' entitlement to federal and state benefits: compensation, pension, survivor's benefits, burial and memorial benefits, home loans, educational assistance, VA Government Life Insurance, military service records, medal replacement, VA health-care enrollment and applications for the Veterans Victory House, the state nursing home in Walterboro.
Colleton County veterans, their dependents and survivors. The office executes the actions that determine entitlement to federal and state benefits; no rating is needed to ask it.
Collingsworth County's Veterans Service page names Epifanio "JR" Castillo, Jr., MSG (Ret.), in Room 6 on the first floor of the courthouse in Wellington, 806-205-1610, [email protected]; the 2025-2026 budget pays the Veterans Service Officer $14,102.35 within the Courthouse department, his monthly report goes to the Commissioners Court with the other county reports, and TexVet lists him at (806) 447-5705.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Colorado County's Veterans Service Officer, Wayne Murphy, helps veterans with VA benefit claims at 305 Radio Lane, Room 106, Columbus (979-733-0903), on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., appointments strongly encouraged; he keeps Lavaca County's office in Hallettsville on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Colorado pays its half of the post, $35,407 for 2027.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
Columbia County's veterans service officer, Gregg Harrell, at 127 S. Washington, Magnolia ((870) 235-3746, [email protected]), helps county veterans, dependents and survivors with VA claims free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. Open to any veteran, dependent or survivor. No rating is needed.
Columbia County's Veteran Services Office in St. Helens is run under county contract by Community Action Team, a non-profit: accredited service officer Erin Nolan (503-366-6580) helps any veteran living in the county with VA claims and benefits, Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5 by appointment, on a fiscal 2027 budget of $173,862, mostly State money.
Veterans living in Columbia County, and their families. Open to all veterans residing in the county; no rating is needed.
The Columbia County Veterans Service Agency - Rachel Hamilton, Director, with Edward Coons, Jr. the Deputy Director - at 389 Fairview Ave., Suite 7, Hudson (518-828-3610, fax 518-671-6149), assists with VA benefits and claims, disability compensation, pension and survivor benefits, obtains DD-214s and medical records, runs the veterans food pantry Monday to Friday 10 to 1, and takes tele-health appointments with the veteran’s own VA doctors.
Columbia County veterans, dependents and survivors. Free claims help, the pantry and the rides; no rating or discharge condition is published.
Columbia County's Veterans Service Office, 1486 SW McFarlane Avenue, Lake City, (386) 758-3350, weekdays 8 to 4, files VA compensation, pension, survivors', medical, education and burial claims and appeals for veterans, dependants and survivors, through a service officer accredited by the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs and The American Legion.
Veterans, dependants and survivors. For veterans, their dependants and survivors. No rating is needed.
Columbia County's Veterans Service Office in the Administration Building, 112 E. Edgewater Street, Portage (608-742-9618, fax 608-742-9634), led by County Veterans Service Officer Kent Telford with Assistant CVSO Annalee Giuffre, provides benefits counseling, claims assistance and referrals across federal, State and county veterans programmes, weekdays 8 to 4:30.
Any veteran or family member. The office assists Columbia County veterans and their families with claims, relief grants and referrals. No rating is required.
Columbia County Veterans’ Affairs, VA Director Bridget Kingston, 11 West Main Street, Main Street County Annex, Bloomsburg (570-387-6501, fax 570-784-0257), Monday to Friday 8 to 4:30, assists veterans, spouses, widows and children with nursing-home financial fees (aid and attendance), health care, prescriptions, home loans, education loans, emergency funds, disability and pension claims, funeral costs and grave markers - and takes the Disabled Veterans’ Real Estate Tax Exemption application.
Columbia County veteran, spouse, widow or child. The office assists veterans and their families with the listed claims; no rating is needed to call. The rating filter never hides this entry.
Columbiana County's Veterans Service Commission, 7989 Dickey Drive, Suite 1, Lisbon, weekdays 8 to 4 (330-424-7214), under Executive Director Debra Smith CVSO with Senior Service Officer Kevan Wain, Lead Senior Service Officer Joseph Cattell and Service Officer Lance Ritchie, files federal, state and county claims - disability compensation, pension, death and burial benefits, headstones, education, VA home loans, VA medical treatment and the Ohio Veterans Homes - gives temporary financial assistance to needy veterans, and runs the veterans ID card with the Recorder's recorded discharge.
Any veteran. Any veteran with a discharge. No rating is needed.
The Columbus County Veteran Services office - Director Kendra Graham and Veterans Services Officer Veranda Smith, 805 Pinckney Street, Whiteville NC 28472, 910-640-6638 (fax 910-641-3971), Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with Tuesday closed to the public - is 'a county government office ... to assist Columbus County Veterans and their eligible family members by navigating services and benefits they may be eligible to apply for', taking appointments for claims through the Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies.
Columbus County veterans and their eligible family members. The office assists veterans and eligible family members with claims; no rating is needed to schedule an appointment.
Comal County's Veterans Service Office in New Braunfels advises veterans and survivors on federal and State benefits, files VA claims with the Texas Veterans Commission and helps with discharge upgrades, by appointment, with a director and two assistant service officers. Call 830-221-1170.
Veterans and survivors. Comal County veterans, dependents and survivors. No rating is needed.
Comanche County's Veterans Service Officer, Matt Lopez, helps veterans and survivors with VA and State claims at the Veterans Service Office, 211 S. Austin, Comanche (325-356-3766); the county budgets $49,675.31 for the office in FY2026-27, with a $32,760 salary and an auto allowance.
Veterans, dependents and survivors. The office helps any veteran, dependent or survivor with VA and State claims. No rating is needed.
A tax-free monthly payment to a military retiree, at any rating from 10%, that replaces retired pay lost to the VA offset for disabilities the service branch decides are combat-related.
Rated 10% or more. A VA rating of at least 10% for a disability the service branch decides is combat-related, plus military retired pay.
VA pays compensation and DIC on this service at fifty cents for each dollar, and at the full rate only to a veteran or survivor living in the United States as a citizen or green card holder. VA pension is not payable on this service at all.
Compensation starts at 10%. Monthly compensation on this service follows the ordinary rating schedule and starts at 10%, then is paid at fifty cents per dollar unless the full-dollar residence rule is met. DIC for a survivor turns on the death, not on a rating.