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Veteran Services

Agency: Platte County Offices

County level services include the following: County Veterans’ Aid Fund (CVA) to meet immediate emergency financial needs; flag holders for placement on the grave of every veteran buried in Platte County; mapping each veteran’s grave in all of the Platte County Cemeteries; assist eligible veterans with completion and filing of Homestead Exemption forms; enrollment of new veterans to Platte County; filing discharges (DD214’s) for local veterans; assisting retired veterans with benefits, such as health care services and insurance benefits; assisting bereaved dependents of deceased veterans with burial benefits, headstone applications, claims for veterans life insurance policies; filing necessary paperwork for educational benefits for veterans and/or their dependents; assist eligible veterans with applications for VA Home Loans.

State level services do not require wartime service and include the following: Nebraska Veterans’ Aid Fund (NVA) for unforeseen emergency financial need; waiver of tuition for state college/university cost to qualified dependents; discharges and replacement of lost military service records (DD-214); grave registration and report of grave location for veterans buried in the state; 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 and License Plate Registry.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to: Service Connected Disability Compensation, appeals of VA Claim Decisions; non-service connected pensions for veterans or widowers; education and vocational rehabilitation, including GI Bill and disability retraining; life insurance, VGLI/NSLI or disability; burial benefits including grave marker application and burial allowance assistance; VA Home Loan Programs; residential 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 and survivors benefits; Reserve and National Guard benefits.
Contact Information:

Main Phone:

(402) 563-4914

Fax:

(402) 564-7460

Main:
pcvets@megavision.com

Website:
http://www.plattecounty.net/webpages/veterans_services/veterans_services.html

Location(s):

Platte County Offices
Clerk: (402) 563-4900
Clerk: (402) 563-4904
Treasurer: (402) 563-4913
Assessor: (402) 563-4902
Fax: (402) 564-4164
2610 14th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
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Organization Information:

Agency: Platte County Offices

Languages Available: English

Fees: None

Intake: Call for information or walk in

Eligibility: Discharged veterans from the armed forces and their dependents

Documents Required: Call for information

Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm
Areas Served:

Platte County

Colfax County

Related Categories
- Home Purchase/Mortgage Refinance Loans
- Veteran Burial Benefits
- Veteran Compensation and Pension Benefits
- Veteran/Military Health Insurance

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