Getting Local Help
You can always file a claim online with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). However, you should also consider the range of free services from your county Veterans Service Organization (VSO). They are trained and certified to interview you and find all of what you and your family have earned through your service, even if you served in peacetime and never left the states. They file your claim for you, using the key phrases the VA looks for to approve (or deny) your claim. Most VSOs will know of additional services available from your local government and nonprofits.
If you don’t have a county-run VSO close to you, search for Accredited VSOs such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and others. When you find an organization you like, get in touch to see if they have services in your area.
Alabama
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
RSA Union, 100 South Union – Suite 850
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: (334) 242-5077
Fax: (334) 242-5102
Alaska
Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs
4600 Debarr Road, Suite 180
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 334-0874
Fax: (907) 334-0869
Arizona
Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services
3839 North Third Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 234-8415
Fax: (602) 255-1038
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
501 Woodlane Drive, Suite 230C
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 683-1376
Fax: (501) 682-4833
California
California Department of Veterans Affairs
1227 O Street, Room 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-2158
Fax: (916) 653-2456
Colorado
Colorado Division of Veteran Affairs
1355 South Colorado Blvd. Suite 113
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-284-6077
Fax: 303-284-3163
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs
287 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: (860) 616-3603
Fax: (860) 616-3532
Delaware
Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs
802 Silver Lake Blvd, Suite 100
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-2792
Fax: (302) 739-2794
Florida
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
11351 Ulmerton Road, Rm 311-K
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Phone: (727) 518-3202 Ext 5594
Fax: (727) 518-3403
Georgia
Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Floyd Veterans Memorial Building Suite E-966
Atlanta, GA 30334-4800
Phone: (404) 656-2312
Fax: (404) 656-7006
Hawaii
Office of Veterans Services
459 Patterson Road, E-Wing, Room 1-A103
Honolulu, HI 96819-1522
Phone: (808) 433-0420
Fax: (808) 433-0385
Idaho
Idaho Division of Veterans Services
351 Collins Road
Boise, Idaho 83702
Phone: (208) 780-1300
Fax: (208) 780-1301
Illinois
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 19432, 833 S. Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62794
Springfield Office: (217) 785-4114
Fax: (217) 524-0344
Indiana
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
302 W. Washington Street Room E-120
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-3910
Fax: (317) 232-7721
Iowa
Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs
Camp Dodge Building 3465, 7105 NW 70th Avenue
Johnston, IA 50131-1824
Phone: (515) 727-3444
Fax: (515) 727-3713
Kansas
Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs
Jayhawk Tower, 700 S.W. Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66603-3150
Phone: (785) 296-3976
Fax: (785) 296-1462
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
NGAKY Bldg. 1111B Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-9203
Fax: (502) 564-9240
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
602 North 5th Street Capitol Station
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 219-5001
Fax: (225) 922-0511
Maine
Maine Bureau of Veterans Services
State House Station #117
Augusta, ME 04333-0117
Phone: (207) 430-6035
Fax: (207) 626-4471
Maryland
Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs
The Wineland Building, 16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 260-3838
Fax: (410) 216-7928
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Veterans Affairs
600 Washington Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 210-5480
Fax: (617) 210-5755
Michigan
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
3411 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)-481-7646
Fax: (517) 284-5295
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Service Building, 20 West 12th Street
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 757-1555
Fax: (651) 757-1539
Mississippi
Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board
3466 Highway 80 East, Post Office Box 5947
Pearl, MS 39288-5947
Phone: (601) 576-4850
Fax: 601-576-4868
Missouri
Missouri Veterans Commission
Post Office Drawer 147
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0147
Phone: (573) 751-3779
Fax: (573)751-6836
Montana
Montana Veterans Affairs Division
1956 Mt. Majo St., PO Box 4789
Fort Harrison, MT 59636
Phone: (406) 324-3742
Fax: (406) 324-3745
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs
Post Office 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-3156
Fax: (402) 471-2491
Nevada
Nevada Department of Veterans Services
6880 S. McCarran Blvd., Suite 2
Reno, NV 89509
Phone: (775) 688-1653
Fax: (775) 688-1656
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Office of Veterans Services
275 Chestnut Street, Room 517
Manchester, NH 03101-2411
Phone: (603) 624-9230, X 302
Fax: (603) 624-9236
New Jersey
New Jersey Dept of Veterans Affairs
Eggerts Crossing Road, P.O. Box 340
Trenton, NJ 08625-0340
Phone: (609) 530-7045
Fax: (609) 530-7191
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Veterans Services
Post Office Box 2324
Santa Fe, NM 87509
Phone: (505) 827-6300
Fax: (505) 827-6372
New York
New York State Division of Veterans Affairs
2 Empire State Plaza, 17th Floor
Albany, NY 12223-1551
Phone: (518) 474-6114
FAX: (518) 474-6924
North Carolina
Department of Veterans Affairs
413 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (844)-624-8387
Fax: (984)-204-8343
North Dakota
Department of Veterans Affairs
P.O. Box 9003
Fargo, ND 58106
Phone: (701) 239-7165
Fax: (701) 239-7166
Ohio
Ohio Department of Veterans Services
77 South High Street, 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 644-0898
Fax: (614) 728-9498
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
2132 NE 36th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Phone: (405)-523-4000
Fax: (405) 521-6533
Oregon
Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
700 Summer Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310-1285
Phone: (503-373-2388
Toll Free: 1 (800) 828-8801
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dept of Military Affairs
Fort Indiantown Gap, Building S-O-47
Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-5002
Phone: (800)-547-2838
Fax: (717) 861-8589
Rhode Island
Office of Veterans Affairs
560 Jefferson Blvd, Suite 206
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 921-2119 x3
Fax: (401) 254-2320
South Carolina
South Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 463
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-0200/0203
Fax: (803) 734-0241
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs
425 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3269
Fax: (605) 773-5380
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-1959
Fax: (615) 741-5056
Texas
Texas Veterans Commission
P.O. Box 12277
Austin, TX 78711-2277
Phone: (800)-252-8387
Fax: (512) 475-2395
Utah
Department of Veterans Affairs
550 Foothill Boulevard, Room 105
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone: (801) 326-2372
Fax: (801) 326-2369
Vermont
Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs
118 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-4401
Phone: (802) 828-3379
Fax: (802) 828-5932
Virginia
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-0286
Fax: (804) 786-0302
Washington DC
DC Office of Veterans Affairs
1 Judiciary Square, 441 4th St NW
Washington DC 20001
Phone: (202) 724-4010
Fax: (202) 724-7117
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance
1514-B Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-3661
Fax: (304) 558-3662
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
201 W. Washington Ave. PO Box 7843
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Phone: (608) 266-1315
Fax: (608) 264-7616
Wyoming
Wyoming Veterans’ Commission
5410 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone: (307) 777-8151
Fax: (307) 777-8150