County Benefits

The Blaine County Veterans Service Office offers the following benefits for those veterans who are eligible:

County Veterans Aid
A Bronze Grave Flag Holder
Registration of DD214s
Homestead Exemption
Grave Registration
Benefits Counseling and Advocacy
Assistance with the application for State and Federal VA benefits.

County Veterans' Aid Fund
The CVA fund is a temporary emergency fund to assist veterans, their spouses, and dependents when there is an unforeseen emergency and there are no other resources available. Eligible veterans are persons who served on active duty, received an Honorable Discharge, and served during one of the defined "wartime eras" and who have resided in Nebraska for at least one year, and Blaine County for at least six months. Applicants may request assistance with food, shelter, clothing, funeral, medical, dental, and surgical items. The applicant must apply through the County Service Office in Blaine County. This is an "aid" program so the vetearn must demonstrate an "inability" to meet the obligation to pay these bills, via an application.

Flag Holders
State of Nebraska statute requires the County Veterans Service Office to provide a flag holder reflecting the veterans wartime era. The Blaine County, Veterans Service Office also annually inventories these flag holders to insure they remains on the correct grave and we replace damaged markers.

Registration of DD214
Blaine County records a "certified copy" of the original copy of a veterans military separation document (DD-214). Once recorded the veteran may call us from any where in the world and we will provide them with a "certified copy" when needed.

Homestead Exemption
Annually, the Blaine County Veterans Service Office obtains a letter from the VA Regional Office that establishes who are eligible veterans (or widows) for a tax exemption on their personal residence. These letters are provided to the County Assessor.

Grave Registration
Upon notification of the burial of a veteran in Blaine County we complete a "grave registration card". We maintain a copy here in Blaine County, and the original is sent to the State of Nebraska, Department of Veteran's Affairs in Lincoln. We also order a "Presidential Memorial Certificate" for the family of all deceased Blaine County veterans.

Phone us at (308)547-2474

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