VETERAN SERVICES | CASS COUNTY OFFICES

Description

County level services include the following: provide direct emergency economic aid for vital necessities to veterans, their widow, and dependents, according to their needs; personal visits for assistance and claims to housebound veterans or dependents; must have an honorable or under honorable conditions discharge from active duty (wartime service for some benefits); and must be a resident in Nebraska for the past one year and 6 months of that year in Cass County.

State level services do not require wartime service and include the following: completes applications for the Nebraska Veterans Aid Fund, nominal fee for fishing and hunting permits, applications to the Nebraska Veterans Homes, and waivers of tuition.

Federal level services provide and/or complete Veteran Administration forms for claims relating but not limited to service connected compensation, disability pension, widow's pension, burial allowance, Grave Markers/headstones, educational benefits, home loans, insurance, indebtedness, and character of service upgrades.

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