The County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs) are certified and trained by the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers and the Ohio Department of Veterans Services.
How we can help
The County Veterans Service Officers may also assist you with filing for other benefits, such as:
- Obtaining a lost discharge or DD-214
- Set of medals and awards
- Home Loan Guaranty
- GI Bill educational benefits
- Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
- 10-10EZ or 10-10EZR to enroll in VA Health Care
- Reimbursement of burial expenses
- Headstone or marker
- Burial flag
- Presidential Memorial Certificate
- Burial in a national cemetery
- Indigent burials
- And any other benefit you need help with
Before you start a claim
It is best to contact the Veterans Service Commission Office to see what evidence you must supply to complete a claims package.
Phone: 740-652-7920
Our goal
The goal of the County Veterans Service Officer is to assist you in filling out the claim forms and attaching the necessary evidence to make the claim as complete as possible, so it can go immediately to the Rating Board for adjudication.
Service-connected compensation
Service-connected compensation covers disabilities resulting from an injury or disease incurred in, or aggravated by, military service — in the line of duty, and not as the result of misconduct.
There are five ways to receive a service-connected rating:
- Direct
- Aggravation
- Presumptive
- Secondary
- Injury as a result of treatment
A service-connected claim can be re-opened if the disability has worsened, or — for a claim that has been denied — by providing new and relevant evidence to support the claim.
Common items needed to file a claim
- Marriage license
- Birth certificates of minor children
- Death certificate
- All supporting medical evidence
- DD-214
- Bank account and routing number for direct deposit (voided check)
- Proof that an injury resulted or was aggravated due to service
- Social Security numbers for all dependents
Learn more
For full details and current eligibility requirements, the VA maintains an official guide:
Ready to file a claim?
Our certified service officers will help you put together a complete package — at no cost.