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Office Location

Kings County Government Center
Law Building #4
1400 West Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230

Telephone: (559) 582-3211 ext. 2669
Fax: (559) 584-0438

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm

Notices

Kings County Veterans Service Office Flyer
Kings County Veterans Preference Hiring Form

Veterans Service Organizations

American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Fleet Reserve Association
Marine Corps League of Kings County

Our Mission Statement

The Kings County Veterans Service Office provides advocacy, assistance and services designed to enhance the lives of the County's veterans, their families, and their survivors, who served their country in the Armed Forces.

We assist in obtaining entitlements and services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), and local programs for eligible veterans and their families.

Kings County Veterans Service Office representatives are dedicated to providing the best customer service supporting to any and all county veterans.

The Kings County Veterans Service Office welcomes any and all questions from veterans and their family members.
This Web site is designed to help you with any and all questions you may have concerning veterans benefits.
If you want to email a question and have it answered by the staff please send to:

joe.wright@co.kings.ca.us

Veterans Administration Benefits

Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Health and Dental Care
VA Service-Connected and Non Service-Connected benefits
VA Home Loan Program
VA Survivors Benefits Program
VA Life Insurance Program

California State Veterans Benefits

California Department of Veterans Affairs Home Web Page
California State Veterans (CALVET) Home Loan InformationCalifornia State Veterans Homes
California Department of Veterans Affairs College Fee Waiver Program For spouses and children of service-connected disabled, or those Veterans who died on active duty
California State Veterans Parks & Recreation Passes
For service-connected disabled veterans
California State Veterans Employment Services
California State Veterans Property Tax Exemptions for 100% service-connected disabled veterans
California State Veterans Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Waivers for 100% service-connected disabled veterans
California State Veterans License Plate Program

California Veterans License Plate Sales

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Veterans Services - Services Available

How does Your County Veterans Affairs Work for You?
The Kings County Veterans Service office Veterans Service Representatives are not employees of the Veterans Administration. They are however, Accredited by the Veterans Administration as well and many other Veterans Service Organizations. Some of the organizations are:

• Veterans Administration
• American Legion
• California Department of Veterans Affairs
• American Veterans
• Disabled American Veterans

The representatives are Kings County employees who stands ready to assist you with any and all veterans issues that you or your family members may have.

Your representatives can assist you with any of the following issues:

Comprehensive benefit counseling.
Claim development, preparation and submission.
Case management.
Initiate appeals when appropriate.
Network with federal, state and local agencies.
Public speaking - media relations.
Assistance with the following primary entitlements:

• Disability Compensation (service connected).
• Disability Pension (service connected).
• Dependency Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouse and children.
• Death Pension for surviving spouse and children.
• VA, CHAMPVA, and TRICARE medical care access.
• Education and dependent education.
• College Tuition Fee Waiver for dependents.
• Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Housebound, Aid and Attendance benefits.
• Clothing and dependent allowances.
• VA Home Loans and CAL-VET Home Loans (application for certificate of eligibility and program information).
• VA Life Insurance.
• State Veterans Homes.
• Burial benefits.
• Many other ancillary benefits and programs.