Accredited veterans service organizations advocate for veterans and file VA claims for free. You never have to pay a percentage of your benefits to get help with a claim.
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South Dakota nonprofit building community-based veteran support statewide. Runs Operation Chow Line (meals and food pantries in six rural cities), Compass Corps AmeriCorps interns helping student veterans transition to campus, VetConnect SD - a statewide referral and navigation network linking hospitals, providers and community groups - plus retreats for women veterans and peer mentorship. Email [email protected].
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How to get help from Community Action for Veterans (CAV)
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Hillsborough County government department. Accredited Veterans Service Officers help veterans, dependents, and survivors access federal, state, and local benefits at no cost, including compensation and pension claims and military records searches. Based at the Veteran Resource Center at Veterans Memorial Park.
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How to get help from Hillsborough County Veteran Community Services
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County veteran service office with state-accredited Veteran Service Officers who assist Pasco County veterans and dependents with VA claims preparation, benefits counseling, appeals, and military records searches. Offices in Port Richey, Land O' Lakes, and Dade City. Services are free.
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How to get help from Pasco County Veterans Services
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State headquarters for the American Legion in North Dakota, located in West Fargo; office hours are Mon-Thu 8 am to 5 pm and Fri 8 am to 3 pm. Its Department Service Officer works out of the Fargo VA Regional Office at 2101 N Elm St, Fargo, and can be reached at 701-451-4646; accredited service officers help veterans file VA benefit claims free of charge. The department also runs Boys State, American Legion Baseball, the high school oratorical contest, and scholarships.
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How to get help from American Legion Department of North Dakota
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DAV's VA-accredited National Service Officers work out of Room 206 inside the Fargo VA Regional Office and help veterans and their dependents file VA disability claims and appeals at no cost. Claims email is [email protected]. The state department's administrative office is separate, at 3812 Lakewood Dr SE, Mandan, ND 58554, 701-400-8122.
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How to get help from DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Department of North Dakota - Fargo National Service Office
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All-volunteer 501(c)(3) that flies veterans from eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota to Washington, D.C. at no cost to visit the memorials, departing from Fargo. Eligibility covers any branch or component (active, Reserve, National Guard) with service through May 7, 1975, with top priority to WWII and terminally ill veterans; selection is otherwise first to apply, first to fly. The Minnesota service area includes Roseau, Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Norman, Clay, Becker, Wilkin and Otter Tail counties; apply through the website. Email [email protected].
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How to get help from Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN
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State headquarters for North Dakota's VFW posts. The department elects a Service Officer and runs post-level programs; it is not a walk-in claims office, publishes no phone number on its own site, and most of its program pages were last updated between 2018 and 2020. For claims help, contact a local VFW post or your county veterans service officer.
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How to get help from Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of North Dakota
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Free accredited representation to file, develop or appeal a VA disability, pension or survivor claim, in an office physically inside the Waco VA Regional Office (1st Floor, Room 150E), open the same hours as the building: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other accredited service organizations sit on the same floor: Disabled American Veterans in Room 151 ([email protected]), the VFW and the Texas Veterans Commission in Room 153, and Paralyzed Veterans of America in Room 168 at 254-299-9940. Call before driving in. These are small offices and representation is usually by appointment.
Service office: American Legion Veterans Service Office
701 Clay Avenue, One Veterans Plaza, First Floor, Room 150E, Waco, TX 76799
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Minnesota department of Disabled American Veterans, based in the State Veterans Service Building. Volunteer drivers provide free transportation to and from VA medical appointments across five regions of the state, and DAV National Service Officers help with VA benefits claims at no charge. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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How to get help from DAV Department of Minnesota
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Minnesota department of The American Legion, on the third floor of the State Veterans Service Building. Its claims office helps veterans with VA benefits claims and discharge upgrades, and trained Post Service Officers work in local posts statewide. It also runs the Minnesota Veterans Assistance Fund (Fund 85), listed separately.
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How to get help from American Legion Department of Minnesota
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Minnesota department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Its claims office helps veterans with state and federal benefit claims, and VFW membership is not required to use it; the department also points veterans to their County Veterans Service Officer. Posts statewide run scholarship and youth programs.
Service office: Minnesota VFW Claims Office - Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building
1 Federal Drive, Room G900, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, St. Paul, MN 55111
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Minnesota chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America, founded in 1993, for veterans with spinal cord injury or disease, including MS and ALS. Membership is free. The chapter works on accessibility and ADA issues, pairs newly injured veterans with peer mentors and runs adaptive sports; its office is in the spinal cord injury center at the Minneapolis VA.
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How to get help from Minnesota Paralyzed Veterans of America (MNPVA)
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Minnesota department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, for veterans wounded in combat, with chapters around the state. It runs the Purple Heart Trail sign program for cities and counties, Minnesota Purple Heart scholarships, ROTC and JROTC awards and VA volunteer service, and points veterans to help with missing records, medals and DD-214s. The St. Paul office is open by appointment.
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How to get help from Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Minnesota
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Minnesota department of the Marine Corps League, with a dozen detachments around the state, from Rochester, Mankato and Red Wing to St. Cloud, Brainerd and Detroit Lakes. Each detachment's page lists its meeting night, place and officers. Detachments hold Marine Corps birthday balls and take on community service.
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How to get help from Marine Corps League, Department of Minnesota
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National veterans organization with seven Minnesota chapters, in Alexandria, St. Cloud, Dundas, Anoka, Mora, Mankato and Kasson; this link opens VVA's chapter list for Minnesota. Membership is open to veterans who served in Vietnam between November 1, 1955 and May 7, 1975, or in any duty location between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975, for a one-time $50.
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How to get help from Vietnam Veterans of America (Minnesota chapters)
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Minnesota department of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, the organization founded in 1896 by Jewish Civil War veterans. Its three posts speak for Jewish veterans, work alongside other veterans groups, and hold Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances. Reach the department through the contact form on its site.
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How to get help from Jewish War Veterans, Department of Minnesota
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Minnesota chapter of MOAA, with more than 700 officers, warrant officers and surviving spouses. It works to make Minnesota friendly to veterans and military retirees, presents scholarships and medals to outstanding ROTC and JROTC graduates, and takes part in Retiree Appreciation Days around the state. Dues are $20 a year, or $10 for surviving spouses. National MOAA also runs free virtual career fairs open to any service member, veteran or military spouse.
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How to get help from Minnesota Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MCMOAA)
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