Veterans Services Officer
CurrentCounty Veterans Service Officers also act as liaisons between veterans and their families in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Service officers assist veterans in filing service-connected disability claims with the VA. They also assist veterans in obtaining benefits relative to vocational rehabilitation, VA home loans, education, insurance, burial benefits and non-service connected pension benefits. Are you a veteran of a wartime period, or the widow of a veteran… Show more County Veterans Service Officers also act as liaisons between veterans and their families in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Service officers assist veterans in filing service-connected disability claims with the VA. They also assist veterans in obtaining benefits relative to vocational rehabilitation, VA home loans, education, insurance, burial benefits and non-service connected pension benefits. Are you a veteran of a wartime period, or the widow of a veteran of a wartime period about to enter a nursing home? They may be able to assist you in obtaining a non-service connected pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Basically, the Service Officer can take care of veterans’ needs from their date of discharge until their date of death, and in many instances a Service Officer provides assistance to eligible dependents long after the veteran passes. Show less