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WDVA Veterans Claims Assistance

WA Department of Veterans Affairs

WDVA's Veterans Service Offices and statewide referral service are staffed with qualified Service Officers who help veterans, family members, and survivors access benefits, including VA Disability Compensation, VA Pension or Widow's Pension, Aid & Attendance, healthcare benefits, and other federal/state/county benefits. Service Officers represent veterans in cases adjudicated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Seattle. Outreach services are available where there is no nearby field office. The Olympia Service Center received approximately 8,646 calls and 2,335 visitors and filed 595 claims in FY24-25; the WDVA Field Services Network filed 17,541 VA disability comp & pension claims with a 76% approval rating, generating an estimated $313.2 million in awarded benefits.

Who qualifies

Open to Washington veterans, their family members, and survivors. No income or service-connection threshold to receive claims help.

What it covers

Free claims preparation and representation, holistic counseling and referral, advocacy at the Seattle VA Regional Office, outreach to underserved areas.

Cost

WDVA service officer assistance is free.

How to apply

Contact a WDVA Service Officer. Bring DD214 / separation papers, marriage certificate and divorce decrees, public birth records for any claimed dependents, and service medical records plus current medical records documenting the disability and its connection to military service. Find your county service officer via the WDVA county map.

Where to get this in Washington

One organization delivers this program.

Call to learn more
(800) 562-2308
Visit the website
www.dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veterans-benefits/claims-assistance

Source www.dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veterans-benefits/cla