Services

Overview

The following is a list of programs and services available through the Kenosha County Veterans Services Office. For more detailed information on these programs and services, call (262) 605-6693 or come into our office. Warning: As a veterans advocate, I encourage you to contact your local County Veterans Service Officer before you apply for VA benefits on-line. The information you provide the VA can sometimes negatively affect your ability to obtain the benefits your entitled.

Recently Discharged Veterans

  • Recording DD-214’s
  • Help with VA Medical/Dental Care enrollment (f)
  • SGLI conversion (f)
  • Military pay Problems (f)
  • Establish State of Wisconsin Eligibility (f)

Health Benefits

  • VA Medical Care (f)
  • Assistance to Needy Veterans (s)
  • CHAMPUS/TRICARE (f)
  • CHAMPVA (f)

Education Benefits

Post 911 GI Bill (f)
Montgomery GI Bill (f)
Wisconsin GI Bill (s)
Retraining Grants (s)
VetEd (s)

Seniors

Vets Home at Union Grove and King (s)

Disabled Vets

Compensation Claims (f)
Filing appeals (f)
Vocational Rehabilitation (f)







 (f) Federal benefits

Home Buying & Improvements

  • Certificates of Eligibility
  • VA Guaranteed Loans (f)
  • State Primary Mortgage Loans (s)

Loans

  • Home Improvement Loans (s)
  • Personal Loans (s)

In Time of Death

  • Dependency & Indemnity (f)
  • Death Pension (f)
  • Burial Allowance (f)
  • Burial Markers (f)
  • Survivor Benefits (f)
  • Burial Flag (f)
  • Government Life Insurance (f)
  • Presidential Memorial Certificate (f)
  • Flag holders
  • Burial Information / Assistance with:
    • State of Wisconsin Cemeteries (s)
    • VA National Cemetery (s)

Other Services

  • Obtaining military records
  • Obtaining military awards
  • Speaking to organizations
  • Home and hospital visit
  • Grave registration
  • Liaison among veterans groups
  • Travel to VA facilities
  • Homeless veterans



(s) State benefits