There is help for you if you are a:

VETERAN
DEPENDENT OF A VETERAN
SURVIVOR OF A VETERAN
and you are unsure of where to find that help
and need help getting started
and you are unsure of benefits entitled to.

You may obtain help by calling the Veterans Service Office, a specialist in veterans benefits will assist you in your needs or direct you to the appropriate resource and help you get in touch with that source. Your veterans Service Office conducts outreach services.

• Comprehensive Benefits Counseling
• Claims preparation and submission
• Claims follow-up to insure final decisions
• Initiate and develop appeals when appropriate
• Networking and advocacy with Federal, State and Local agencies
• Information and referral services for the following:
  • Public assistance
  • VA Medical care
• State educational benefits (Fee-waiver program)

• Compensation (service-related injuries or disease).
• Re-open compensation claim for re-evaluation and increase.
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (based upon service-connected death).
• Pension (for war era veterans).
• Death pension (for survivors of war era veterans).
• Admission to the State Veterans Homes of California.
• Request for military records and decorations.
• Discharge upgrade and correction of military records.
• Vocational Rehabilitation (VA).
• VA home loan guaranty eligibility.
• Education benefits (VA).
• VA life insurance and waiver of premiums,
• Payment of proceeds of VA life insurance.
• Burial benefits (VA).
• Hospitalization/dental care at VA facilities.
• Cal-Vet Loans.
• Dependents of Veterans College Fee Waiver Program (CA Department of Veterans Affairs).