The Veteran Service Program provides assistance to all Veterans and their dependants in filing for Federal Benefits.
Eligibility for Federal Assistance Requires:
- Be a wartime veteran with an honorable discharge (DD-214) between the following dates of service:
- Be a widow or minor child of a wartime veteran honorably discharged between the prior list of dates
- Be a resident of Pottawattamie County
Indian War 1/1/1817 - 12/21/1898
Spanish American 4/21/1898 - 7/4/1902
WWI 4/6/1917 - 11/11/1918
WWII 12/7/1941 - 12/31/1946
Korea 6/27/1950 - 1/31/1955
Vietnam 8/5/1964 - 5/4/1975
In Country 2/28/1961 - 5/4/1975
Persian Gulf 8/2/1990 - No End Date Set
Federal Benefits include:
- Filing for Compensation for a Service Connected injury or illness
- Filing for Veteran's or Widow's Pension
- Eligibility for Home Loans
- Eligibility Verification Report
- Aid and Attendance for Nursing Home and Housebound Veterans
- Iowa Veterans Home Admittance
- Educational Benefits
- Obtaining Military Records
- Upgrading Discharge
- Government Head Stone or Grave Markers