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Veteran Services
621 W. Jefferson St.
Brooksville FL 34601
Phone (352) 754-4033
Fax (352) 754-4726
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 5 PM
Closed noon to 1 PM for lunch
Staff and Services
Our Veteran Services Officers are here to assist you with obtaining the services and benefits you are entitled to as a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Veteran Services Staff: | |
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Tony Graham | Veteran Services Officer/Manager |
Tanya Wilson | Administrative Secretary |
Robert Werts | Veteran Services Officer |
Assistance with:
- Annual Eligibility Verification Reports
- Veterans Preference
- Survivors Benefits to include eligibility for benefits, VA forms, burial reimbursement application, properly supporting benefit claims
- CHAMPVA Applications
- Homestead Tax Exemption
- VA Home Loan Process and VA Certificate of Eligibility
- Advising veterans with discharge upgrade applications and applications to amend a DD-214
- Service-connected Disability Claims
- VA Appeals
- Application for VA Healthcare and advisement for eligibility to enroll
- Combat Tax Letter for veterans service-connected for combat-related disabilities
Claims we assist with:
- Adaptive Equipment
- Adaptive Housing
- Aid & Attendance Pension
- Burial Claims
- Clothing Allowance Claims
- Education Claims
- Compensation Claims (Active Duty Disability)
- Pension Claims (Wartime)
- Prosthetic Devices/Repairs
- Reimbursement for Non-VA Care
- VA Medical Care
- Survivorโs benefits to include DIC and Pension
Community Programs
- Discuss Veteran and Survivor Benefits upon request to communities wishing to know what potential benefits they are entitled to. Please call to set a date and time our Service Officers can attend and any particular VA benefits that they would like more information on. We will bring materials relevant to your community and speak to educate.
- Transport Service for veterans from the Brooksville VA Outpatient Clinic to the Tampa VA Hospital, now managed through MidFlorida Community Services. For information or to schedule a ride, please call 352-799-1510.
- Counseling/Transition Assistance for New Veterans
Helpful Links:
- Request for Military Records
- State of Florida Veteranโs Benefit Guides
- Certificate of Eligibility
- Agent Orange Presumptive List
- Particulate Matter Exposure for SW Asia Veterans (Gulf War I and II) Presumptive List
- Camp Lejeune Presumptive List
- VA Veteran and Surviving Spouse Pay Rates
- VA Pension Criteria
- Project VetRelief for those needing assistance in paying bills
- Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
- Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures