Services

County Veterans Affairs Staff

Our Veterans Service Representatives are thoroughly trained and accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to represent you. The County Department of Veterans Affairs Representatives are not employees of the federal government. They are county employees ready to assist you with any veterans claim.

They will assist you in securing the maximum benefits. Your representative works closely with service officers from a veterans organization of your choice such as:

  • AMVETS American Legion California Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Disabled American Veterans Military
  • Order of the Purple Heart
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Many other organizations

For more information, view our useful numbers.

Ways We Can Assist You

  • Burial benefits
  • Compensation for service related disabilities
  • Education benefits and vocational rehabilitation (application and information)
  • Educational benefits
  • Government Life Insurance
  • Home loan benefits (application for certificate of eligibility and program information)
  • Including the California College Waiver Program
  • Medical benefits
  • Medical treatment at VA Medical Centers (application and information)
  • Military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)
  • Pension for non-service related deaths
  • Pension for veterans with non-service connected disabilities
  • Proceeds of government life insurance

Information and Referrals

  • Agent Orange programs
  • Alcoholism and drug treatment programs
  • Employment and job search resources
  • Hospital care
  • Outpatient medical and dental care
  • Small Business Administration programs
  • State of California
  • Veterans benefits and home loans