FAQs

Veterans

• Can the Veteran's Service Office assist you?

  Yes, if you are a veteran, surviving spouse of a veteran, a child of a deceased or disabled veteran, or a parent who lost a son/daughter in the military service and you have questions regarding compensation, pension, school benefits, life insurance, medical treatment, home loans, Oregon State benefits, burial benefits, and vocational rehabilitation. The Veterans Service Officer will be able to give you information discharge upgrading and record revision, and home loans.

• How can the Veterans Service Office help me?

  They can provide you with information and assistance with any claim to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (formerly the Veterans Administration.) Veterans are helped with compensation for service-connected disabilities, pension for non-service-connected disabilities (this program requires wartime service, income limitations, and a medical disability which meets VA guidelines), medical treatment at a VA hospital or outpatient clinic, education benefits, home loan information or application for a "certificate of eligibility."

  Surviving spouse and dependent children can be helped with dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), widows pension if the veteran served during wartime and income limitations are within guidelines, proceeds from VA Life Insurance policies, and education benefits. Dependent parents can be helped with death compensation and proceeds from Government Life Insurance policies.

  Recipients of VA pension are encouraged to seek assistance by bringing their annual Eligibility Verifications Reports (EVR) to the County Veterans Service Office. The Veterans Service Office will be able to offer new ideas and help you to get the maximum benefits for which you may be eligible. 

• How does your Veterans Service Office function?

  Your service officer is trained in VA benefits. They will assist you with submitting your claim to the VA and will provide follow-up service, if needed, to determine that you received benefits to which you are entitled.

• What is the County Veterans Service Office?

  It is an office established by the Linn County Board of Commissioners to assist Veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits from Federal and State agencies.

• Where is the office located?

  The office is located at 505 SW Ellsworth Street, Albany, OR 97321. You may call (541) 967-3882 for further information. Appointment hours are 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is always best to call for an appointment. Home visits are available when needed.