Veterans Services

Serving Those Who Served Us

The Elbert County Veterans Services Officer provides assistance to any veteran, or their family in making sure that they get all veterans rights or benefits to which they are entitled. We act as the advocate for the veteran by assisting in filing Veteran's Administration (VA) claims, coordinating with state and federal agencies, assisting with avenues for appeal when necessary, as well as a wide variety of other services.

It is in the best interests of Elbert County to make sure our local veterans and their families receive all the rights and benefits stemming from their service in our armed forces. We help Elbert County veterans submit successful claims packages to the VA, ensuring that veterans rights are protected, and helping to track the status of VA claims through to completion.

The point is to make sure veterans and their families get the benefits to which they're entitled. The VA bureaucratic process can be a sometimes frustrating and withering experience, and that's where your Elbert County Veterans Service Officer can help. This service is provided by Elbert County at no cost to the veteran or their family.

Assistance Areas

Assistance is provided in all of the following areas:

  • Education and Training:
    • G.I. Bills Claims
    • Determination of eligibility for educational benefits
    • Referral to vocational and education counseling
  • Healthcare Benefits:
    • Claims for disability compensation, Gulf War
    • Agent Orange and ionizing radiation issues
    • Healthcare benefits for disabled veterans
    • Medical care for dependents and survivors alcohol and drug dependence treatment special assistance for blind veterans
  • Benefits for Survivors:
    • Veterans widows claims
    • Claims for survivors of a disabled veteran
  • Home Loan Guarantees:
    • VA home loan eligibility determination
    • Release of Liability for VA home loans
    • Home loan guarantees
    • Repossessed houses
    • Safeguards for veterans
  • State Veterans Homes (so-called "Old Soldier's Homes"):
    • Veterans Center at Homelake, CO
    • Veterans Nursing Home at Fitzsimons, in Denver, CO
    • Veterans Nursing Home at Florence, CO
    • Veterans Nursing Home at Rifle, CO
    • Veterans Nursing Home at Walsenburg, CO
  • Life Insurance:
    • Service members group life insurance
    • Veterans group life insurance
    • Veterans mortgage life insurance
  • Burial Benefits:
    • Burial in national cemeteries
    • Headstones and markers
    • Burial flags
    • Reimbursement of burial expenses
  • Special Assistance for Homeless Veterans:
    • Comprehensive homeless centers
    • Disability compensation
    • Healthcare and rehabilitation benefits

To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan... - Abraham Lincoln