{"id":1211,"date":"2018-06-13T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/?page_id=1211"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:25:02","slug":"veterans-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/departments\/veterans-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) advises local veterans and their dependents of their rights and entitlement under the various federal and state Laws, counsel them, and actively assists them by filling out necessary forms, directing these forms to the proper area and obtaining papers and documents in support of VA claims.<\/p>\n<p>The work of the County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) is generated through inquires concerning veterans&#8217; benefits.\u00a0 It is also generated through action of the service officer in seeking out those who need and may be entitled to assistance with VA issues.<\/p>\n<p>In Mississippi, the County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) is an employee hired by the Board of Supervisors; However, to maintain the position the CVSO must attend the County Veteran Service Officer annual training and certification testing as mandated by Mississippi Law through the Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board.<\/p>\n<p>To find more information about the Mississippi Veterans Homes, benefits that Mississippi Veterans are entitled to,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vab.ms.gov\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click Here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0to visit the\u00a0<b>Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>We provide free counsel on the VA benefits and claims processes to ensure you receive maximum VA compensation and benefits. We&#8217;re here to personally assist you by preparing, reviewing, submitting and follow-up through the VA disability\/pension claim process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"phocadownloadcategory32\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.va.gov\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>PURVIS BRANCH &#8211; MAIN OFFICE<br \/>\nJay Statham, Veteran&#8217;s Affairs<br \/>\n<\/b>VFW Post 3955, 12 Veterans Drive<br \/>\nPurvis, Mississippi 39475<br \/>\nPhone: 601-794-4218<br \/>\nOpen Monday &#8211; Friday, 9:00am &#8211; 3:00pm<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nOAK GROVE SENIOR CITIZENS AND VETERAN&#8217;S CENTER<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Suzanne Oddo, Veteran&#8217;s Affairs Assistant<br \/>\n<\/b>5874 West 4th Street (between King and Cole Road)<br \/>\nHattiesburg, Mississippi (MS) 39402<br \/>\nPhone:601-336-5019<br \/>\nOpen Monday &#8211; Friday, 8:00am &#8211; 2:00pm<\/p>\n<p><b>SUMRALL BRANCH:<br \/>\nRobert Robertson, Veteran&#8217;s Affairs Assistant<br \/>\n<\/b>Lamar County Complex, 19 Center Lane<br \/>\nSumrall, Mississippi 39482<br \/>\nPhone: 601-758-0015<br \/>\nOpen every Monday, 9:00pm &#8211; 2:00pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) advises local veterans and their dependents of their rights and entitlement under the various federal and state Laws, counsel them, and actively assists them by filling out necessary forms, directing these forms to the proper area and obtaining papers and documents in support of VA claims. The work of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":187,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1211\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamarcountyms.gov\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}