Looking for a VSO near me? A Veterans Service Officer is a VA-accredited rep who will prepare and file your disability claim for free, including your very first one. We track 8,930 accredited offices across 56 states and territories. Pick your state below to find the ones near you, get a phone number, and call.
No vet should hand over a slice of their back pay for work a VSO does at no cost.
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Accreditation is not tied to where you live, so a VSO in your home state can represent you while you are stationed or living abroad. Pick the state you claim as your residence and work with them by phone and email; plenty of vets file their whole claim that way from Germany, Japan, Korea, or the Philippines.
Two things worth knowing if you file from outside the United States. Federal Benefits Units at U.S. embassies and consulates handle VA benefits questions overseas and can point you at the right office. And VA can arrange an exam abroad through the Foreign Medical Program, so being OCONUS does not stop a claim from moving.
Filing from outside the U.S.? Read VA benefits while abroad: foreign claims, FMP, overseas exams, and international direct deposit →
A Veterans Service Officer is a representative accredited by the VA to prepare, file, and track your disability claim. They are trained on the rating schedule and on VA procedure, and they can act as your representative with VA.
Yes. A VA-accredited VSO prepares and files your claim at no cost, including your very first claim. Nobody may legally charge you a fee to file an original claim, and only accredited attorneys, claims agents, and VSO representatives may charge a fee at all, and only after VA has issued a decision.
Pick your state below to see the accredited offices in it, then sort by distance or search by city, county, or ZIP. We track 8,930 offices across 56 states and territories, with phone numbers and directions for each.
Yes. Accreditation is not tied to where you live, so a VSO in your home state can represent you while you are stationed or living abroad. Overseas filers can also use a Federal Benefits Unit at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
A VSO is accredited and free. An unaccredited consultant is neither, and typically wants a percentage of your back pay. Fees on a VA claim may only ever come out of past-due benefits, which is why fee-seekers concentrate on that lump sum.
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