The Commission
of Veterans Affairs provides assistance to Cass County veterans and/or their
family members who were discharged under Honorable Conditions. Help with the following needs is available, subject to
eligibility guidelines:
Rent payments Utilities Food and provisions Personal Items & Clothing Health Benefits - Medical
and dental assistance Prescription
medication Social
Security Medicare
Forms Transportation Ambulance Indigent Burial
assistance Grave markers
Other
services
The Veterans Affairs department also provides assistance to veterans
and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other veterans
aid, which include but are not limited to:
Service connected disability
compensation Special monthly
compensation Non-service connected
pension Surviving spouse pension
Aid &
attendance/housebound Military records upgrade
and military records replacement Agent Orange/PTSD/Desert
Storm Sickness/Type II Diabetes/HepC Application for VA
HealthCare System Application for admission
to the Iowa Veterans Home Headstones
All other federal programs for which veterans and/or dependents
may be eligible.
To receive assistance with any of the above or any other
questions regarding veterans affairs, please contact the Cass County Veteran
Affairs Director Michael A. Sheibeler, VSO at 712-243-6662 to set up an
appointment.
For those who wish to register
with the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, please contact the Cass County VA
Director Michael A. Scheibeler, VSO at 712-243-6662 for assistance with
application and forms.
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