Contra Costa County Veterans Services

10 Douglas Drive Suite 100, Martinez, CA 94553

Telephone Number: (925) 313-1481

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How does Your County Veterans Affairs Staff Work for You?
 Our Veterans Service Representatives (VSR's) are thoroughly trained and accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to represent you. Contra Costa County Veterans Service office are not employees of the federal government. They are county employees ready to assist you with any veterans claim.

They will assist you in securing the maximum benefits. Your representative works closely with service officers from accredited veterans service organizations of your choice such as:

AMVETS
American Legion
California Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled American Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
...and many other organizations that maintain staff at federal Veterans Affairs Regional Offices.

We can assist you with :

1.  Comprehensive benefit counseling, claim preparation, case management and appeal assistance when appropriate.
 
2.  County Welfare Referral (CA-5) Program which assists those clients applying for public assistance (Cal-Works, Medi-Cal, Food Stamps and General Assistance-GA) to be referred to our services in the hope of acquiring veteran benefits thereby cost-avoiding public assistance and local county costs.
 
3.  Information and referral services and crisis intervention.
 
4.  Assistance with the following primary entitlements:
 
a.  Disability Compensation (service connected).
b.  Disability Pension (service connected).
c.  Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouse and children.
d.  Death Pension for surviving spouse and children.
e.  VA, CHAMPVA, and TRICARE medical care access.
f.   Education and dependent education.
g.  College Tuition Fee Waiver for dependents.
h.  Vocational Rehabilitation.
i.   Housebound, Aid and Attendance benefits.
j.   Clothing and dependent allowances.
k.  Special Adaptive Housing and Auto Grants.
l.   VA Home Loans and CAL-VET Home Loans (application for certificate of eligibility and program information).
m. VA Life Insurance.
n.  State Veterans Homes - Yountville, Barstow and Chula Vista.
o.  Burial benefits.
p.  Many other ancillary benefits and programs.