To impact the quality of life of Hinds County Veterans and their families by filing claims in a timely manner, while exhausting all related Federal, State and local benefits.

"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
     Abraham Lincoln

The Hinds County Veterans' Service Officer is committed to providing professional service to all Hinds County veterans, their dependents and survivors ensuring that they receive the maximum benefits and related services that are entitled to them. The Hinds County Veterans' Service Office provides assistance, guidance and technical support to veterans and their dependents with an array of benefits and services. These include filing of claims and claims assistance, benefit counseling, discharge upgrades, advocacy and numerous other veterans' issues.

For further details on services offered to veterans, dependents and survivors, contact the above stated number.

The following are a few of the issues that this office assists with, concerning the benefits available through federal and state programs that may be entitled to veterans and their dependents.

• United States Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Benefits
  
  
• Service Connected Benefits
  
  
• Non-Service Connected Benefits
  
  
• Appeals of VA Claims Decisions
      Board of Veterans' Appeals
      U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
  
  
• Dependency and Indemnity Compensation
  
  
• Military Medals and Records
      Veteran
      Next of kind if the veteran is deceased
  
  
• Education Benefits
  
  
• Correction of Military Record
  
  
• Presidential Memorial Certificate, honoring the memory of honorably discharged deceased veterans
  
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation
  
  
• Transition Assistance
  
  
• VA Home Loans
  
  
• Home Purchase Loan
  
  
• State Veteran's Cemetery
  
  
• Veterans Preference Advocacy
  
  
• State Veteran's Nursing Homes
  
  
• State Benefits (Mississippi Department of Veterans Affairs)
  
  
• Agent Orange Benefits
  
  
• And much more
  
  

This office welcomes invitations to speak at veterans' organizations, schools, civic groups and local churches concerning said benefits.

US Department of Veterans Affairs	Mississippi State Veterans Affairs
GI Bill	Disabled American Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project	Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion	AMVETS
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Military Order of the Purple Heart	Vietnam Veterans of America