Our goal is help our local veterans file for VA claims, enroll in the VA healthcare system, and obtain other benefits available to veterans in Clinton County New York. The Clinton County Veterans Service Agency, along with the New York State Division of Veterans Services, provides unsurpassed personalized service to veterans and their dependents. All services are provided without charge, and strictly controlled confidentiality is maintained under penalty of law. Counselors are required to be knowledgeable in federal, state, and local laws pertaining to veterans. Assistance in the following areas is provided to thousands of veterans, military personnel, and their dependents year after year:
-Compensation claims for service-connected disabilities
-Pension for non-service connected disabilities
-Aid and Attendance claims for veterans with re-occuring medical expenses
Benefits for family members of a deceased service-connected veteran
Burial benefits for veterans
Federal grave markers
Veterans Group Life Insurance applications for those eligible
Education and Vocational Rehabilitation
Applying for VA Home Loan Certificate of Eligibility
Employment and re-employment
Real property tax exemption for veterans or un-remarried surviving spouses
VA Healthcare and Community Care for referrals outside of the the VA network
Military records corrections and military medals or awards
NYS Blind Annuity applications
DAV Van transportation service to the Stratton Albany Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Assisting homeless veterans with housing
Applications for the Veterans Feeding Veterans Program from JCEO
Within the limits of their resources, the Clinton County Veterans Service Agency continues to provide innovative services and programs to meet the new and expanding requirements of our aging veteran population, and those veterans returning from recent wars with new and sometimes unknown disabilities.