Veterans Service Officer

The County Veterans Service Office assists veterans and their families in obtaining information about VA benefits and includes assisting with necessary paperwork and obtaining the required supporting documents.  The office also assists with applications for eligibility determination for enrollment in VA health care.

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County Veterans Benefits

The Box Butte County Veterans Service Office offers the following benefits for those veterans who are eligible:

• County Veterans Aid
• A Bronze Grave Flag Holder
• Registration of DD214s
• Homestead Exemption
• Grave Registration
• Benefits Counseling and Advocacy
• Assist with applications for State and Federal VA benefits.

County Veterans Aid Fund

The CVA fund is a temporary emergency fund to assist veterans, their spouses, and dependents when there is an unforeseen emergency and there are no other resources available. Eligible veterans are persons who served in the Armed Forces, received an Honorable Discharge, have resided in Nebraska for at least one year, and resided in Box Butte County for at least six months. There is a $1,000 lifetime cap for the veteran and their household. You must be registered with the Box Butte County Veterans Service Office. Applicants may request assistance for food, shelter, clothing, funeral, medical, dental, utilities, transport, and surgical items. The applicant must apply through the Box Butte County Veterans Service Office. This is an “aid” program so the veteran must adequately demonstrate an “inability” to meet the obligation to pay these bills, via an application.

Flag Holders

State of Nebraska statute requires the County Veterans Service Office to provide a flag holder reflecting the veterans wartime era. The Box Butte County Veterans Service Office annually inspects these flag holders to ensure they remain on the correct grave as well as replace damaged markers.

Registration of DD214

Box Butte County records a “certified copy” of the original copy of a veterans military separation document (DD-214). Once recorded the veteran may call us from any where in the world and we will provide them with a “certified copy” when needed.

Homestead Exemption

The Box Butte County Veterans Service Office requests letters from the VA Regional Office that establish the eligibility of veterans and surviving spouses for tax exemption on their personal residence as applicable under state law.  These letters are mailed to the veterans and surviving spouses directly.

Grave Registration

Upon notification of the burial of a veteran in Box Butte County we save the information electronically.  A “Presidential Memorial Certificate”  is ordered for the family of all deceased Box Butte County veterans.

State Veterans’ Benefits

• Nebraska Veterans’ Aid Fund (NVA). For unforeseen emergency financial need.
• Waiver of Tuition. For state college/university cost to qualified dependents.
• Discharges. Replacement of lost military service records (DD-214)
• Grave Registration. Report of grave location for veterans buried in the State.
• Veterans’ Home System. Complete application for residency in a Veterans Home.
• Filing for Hunt & Fish Permits for qualified veterans (age 64 or 50% or greater VA disability.
• Nebraska Veterans’ Driver’s License & License Plate Registry.

Federal Veterans’ Benefits

• Service Connected Disability Compensation
• Appeals of VA Claim Decisions
• Non-Service Connected Pensions.  Veterans or widowers.
• Education and Vocational Rehabilitation, including GI Bill and disability retraining.
• Life Insurance. VGLI/NSLI or Disability.
• Burial Benefits. Grave marker application and burial allowance assistance.
• VA Home Loan Programs. Residential and improvement for the handicapped.
• Enrollment in VA Health Care. VA Medical Center inpatient and outpatient services.
• Long Term Nursing Home Care. For veterans rated at 70% or higher.
• Military Records. Discharge upgrades and location of service and medical records.
• Military Medals Replacement
• Military Retirement Benefits (20 plus years)
• Dependent & Survivors Benefits
• Reserve & National Guard Benefits