The Lewis county veterans service agency is available five days a week to assist veterans and their dependants. The agency is staffed by two counselors who are fully accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and represent most veterans organizations. We assist beneficiaries in completing applications for benefits from both the VA and the State of New York Services offered include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Applications for service-connected compensation
* Applications for non-service connected pension
* Applications for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
* Applications for Death Pensions and Burial Benifits
* Applications for eduucational benifits both federal and state
* Applications for health benifits
* Discharge reviews
* Assist with government life insurance programs
* Location/replacement of military discharges
* Replacement of medals
* Processing of claims appeals
* Veterans Property Tax Exemption applications
The Veterans Service Agency is located on the first floor of the Court House.