Services

SERVICES

How does Your County Veterans Affairs Staff Work for You?
Our Veterans Service Representatives are thoroughly trained and accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to represent you. Stanislaus 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

...and many other organizations that maintain staff at federal Veterans Affairs Regional Offices.

We can assist you with :

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

We can provide information and referral for :

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