Veterans’ Service Officers

Veterans’ Service Officers – indispensable public servants to your community

For more than 100 years a Veterans’ Service Officer has been available in every Massachusetts city and town to provide an array of services to America’s veterans and their dependents. Veterans’ Service Officers offer a helping hand to anyone in their community in need of guidance or assistance in matters relating to military service. Their departments serve every citizen by providing information and direction concerning:

• Annuities
• Awards & Medals
• Burial Information
• Chapter 115 Benefits
• Education
• Elder Services
• Employment
• Flags and Markers
• Financial Assistance
• Food
• Graves Care
• Housing
• License Plates
• Medical Assistance
• Pensions
• Pharmaceuticals
• Real Estate Tax Abatements
• Clothing
• Record Retention
• Sales Tax Exemptions
• Shelter and Veterans’ Services