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County Veterans Service Office (CVSO)

CVSO helps you get the federal veteran's benefits you are entitled to. We do this by managing your entire claim process and advocating for you with government agencies. Need your military records? We can help with that too. 

CVSO Announcements

Visit us at 2 Gough Street  
Drop in or contact us for information or an appointment at SFCVSO@sfgov.org. You can also call (415) 934-4200. 

Let's meet remotely
Meet with us online for an initial CVSO consult or help with a claim, fee waiver for college, or the DMV. 

Schedule a Meeting

Explore the new VA Portal
Have questions, concerns, recommendations, or compliments for VA? Contact the VA anytime.

Use the VA Portal

Apply for the benefits below soon. If eligible, you'll receive benefits retroactively.

Education

Please email the required documents to SFCVSO@sfgov.org or fax to (415) 355-2468.

Note: If you are a student that does not have a Statement of Non-Filing from the IRS or State Franchise Tax Board, submit form VSD-022 with the fee waiver request. Applicants will be notified by mail if their fee waiver has been approved. 

Compensation and insurance

  • Burial benefits
  • Dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors
  • Disability Compensation fact sheet
  • Health care enrollment
  • Military Survivor Benefits Plan (SBP)
  • Re-open compensation claim for increase or re-evaluation
  • Service-disabled life Insurance and waiver of premiums
  • Service-related injuries or disabilities
  • Proceeds of government life insurance

Money and debt management

  • Debt Management
  • Employment and job search resources
  • Home Loans
  • Small Business Administration programs
  • Public assistance

Pension

  • Pension fact sheet
  • Pension for wartime veterans with non-service-connected disabilities
  • Survivors’ pension (for war-time only)

Records

  • Discharge upgrade and correction of military records
  • DMV Veteran License Verification
  • Military records and decorations

Resources

Veterans In The Know

What's a VSO and why do I need one? What's a Fully Developed Claim? Is it the best option for me?

Veterans Crisis Chat link

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?

Call the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responders with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves. 

Veterans Crisis Line Chat