Calaveras County Veterans Services Office

Chele Beretz, Veterans Services Officer

Our Purpose
To provide advocacy to the veteran community regarding entitlement to federal, state and local benefits.

What is the Calaveras County Veterans Services Office?
The Calaveras County Veterans Services Office (CSVO) is an office established by the
Board of Supervisors of Calaveras County to assist veterans, their dependents and
survivors, and the general public in obtaining benefits from federal, state and local
agencies administering programs for veterans.

We are a county agency that assists veterans in dealing with Veterans Affairs (VA).

We offer the following services

• Comprehensive benefit counseling
• Claim preparation and submission
• Claim follow-up to insure final decision
• Initiate and develop appeals when appropriate
• Networking with federal, state and local agencies

• Information and referral services for:
   − Employment
   − Public Assistance
   − VA Medical Care
   − Social Security
   − Referral for Homelessness

We can assist you with the following

• Compensation (service related injuries)
• Re-open Compensation Claim for increase
• Survivors Benefit for service-connected death
• Pension (for war-era veterans)
• Death pension (non-service connected death)
• Dependent Allowances
• California Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits
• Housebound and Aid & Attendance allowance
• State Veterans Home-
Yountville/Barstow/Chula Vista (800) 404-8387

• Request for Military Records and Decorations
• Medical and Dental Benefits
• Benefit Verification for other agencies
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Home Loan Certification
• Education Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Burial Benefits

Veterans Information

VA Regional Office-Oakland
(800) 827-1000
1301 Clay Street,
Oakland, CA

VA Medical Facility-Mather
(916) 366-5366
Scheduling (800) 382-8387
10535 Hospital Way
Mather, CA 95655

VA Medical Facility-Palo Alto
(650) 493-5000
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304

VA Medical Facility-Livermore
(925) 447-2560
4951 Arroyo Road
Livermore, CA 94550

VA Clinics
Sonora - (209) 588-2600
19747 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370

Modesto - (209) 557-6200
1524 McHenry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350

Stockton - (209) 946-3400
500 W. Hospital Road
Stockton, CA 95201

CAL-VET Loans
(916) 503-8359
1227 O Street, Room 402
Sacramento, CA 95814

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County Departments

Contact

509 East St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249

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Phone: (209)754-6624
FAX: (209) 754-4536

Hours:
9am - 4pm - Mon. - Fri. - by appointment

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The Mission of Calaveras County Government is to provide service, infrastructure and leadership necessary to advance a safe community, maintain a high quality of life, and to protect personal liberties for all of its citizens.