Service Name: VETERAN'S SERVICES

Organization Name: HUMBOLDT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES -SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH

• Description: PurposeThe Humboldt County Veterans Service Office assists veterans, their dependents and survivors, and the general public in obtaining benefits from federal, state and local agencies administering programs for veterans. We provide advocacy to the veteran community regarding entitlement rights to federal, state and local benefit programs. ServicesThe Humboldt County Veterans Services Office offers the following services: Comprehensive benefits counseling Claim preparation and submission Claim follow-up to ensure final decision Appeals assistance when appropriate Networking with federal, state and local agenciesAssistanceThe Humboldt County Veterans Services Office offers assistance with the following: Aid and attendance allowance Benefit verification Burial benefits College tuition fee waiver Compensation (service-related injuries) Death pension for widows of war-era veterans Dependent allowances Discharge recordation and certification Education benefits Home loans Housebound allowance Life insurance Medical and dental benefits Pension for war-era veterans Re-opening compensation claim for increase Request for military records and decorations State veterans homes Survivors benefit for service-connected death Vocational rehabilitationRepresentativesAccredited as representatives for: National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO) California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA) Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Do you know about: Waiver of college tuition for dependents of veterans with service-related disabilities Great interest rates via CAL-VET loans Special veteran license plates with a logo/emblem of your choice. All proceeds from the sale are used to expand veteran services statewide. Call or stop by the Humboldt County Veterans Service Office for more information (707-445-7611, 825 Fifth St., Room 310, Eureka, CA 95501).
• Website: http://www.humboldtgov.org/517/Veterans-Service-Office
• Phone(s): (707) 476-2487, (707) 445-7611
• Hours: Monday - Friday8:30 a.m. - Noon1-4 p.m.
• Eligibility: No information has been provided by Agency.
• Requirements: No information has been provided by Agency.
• Areas Served:
  • Humboldt United States
• Categories:
  • Veteran Aid and Attendance Benefits