Veterans Services

Welcome to the Winona County Veterans Services Office

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Veterans Day 2017 Group of Participants
Veterans Services Office

About

The Winona County's Veterans Services Department is responsible for assisting veterans and their dependents in securing information and benefits from the Federal and State government.

Services

The staff of the Veterans Service Office is available to assist veterans and their dependents with claims with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, apply for VAMC health care, apply for benefits that may be available through the MN Department of Veterans Affairs. We also will assist military retirees and their dependents with TRICARE claims.

Veterans and their dependents have a wide variety of benefits available to them.

Getting Started

For most benefits, you will need to provide military personnel records. You can receive free copies of your discharge document and other military and medical records by:

Other documents you may need to get started:

  • Birth certificate
  • Civilian medical records
  • An identification card or proof of residency
  • Marriage certificate
  • Military medical records
  • Military personnel file

Resources

Visit our Resource Directory to view resources for Veterans and their families.

  1. Future MN Veterans Homes

    The MN Dept of Veterans Affairs is building three new State Veterans Homes in Preston, Bemidji, and Montevideo. Applications for residency in these homes are expected to open this September. Additional Info...

  1. Mental Health Awareness - Working Together

    Veterans are taught teamwork from the moment they take their oath of enlistment or commissioning. The linked articles offer insight on how Veterans can use those teamwork skills to improve their own mental health and that of their fellow Veterans. Mental Health: Learn what fellow Veterans know

  1. Disabled American Veterans - Veterans' Legislative Action Request

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