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Hennepin County Veterans Service Office - Hennepin County Human Services - Social Services

Helps service members, veterans, survivors, and their families navigate the Veterans Administration benefits system. Members are assigned a Veteran Service Representative based on their location. A Veteran Service Representative may assist with the following: - Access benefits to disability compensation, pensions, survivors' pension, and other benefits. Must be temporarily disabled and unable to work for at least 30 days to be eligible for disability compensation. - Enroll in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care for medical, dental, emergency hospital care, nursing home benefits, and long-term care - Find mental health resources, military sexual trauma resources, mobile crisis teams, emergency suicide care, and treatment - Obtain military treatment and medical health records - Obtain burial benefits for veterans and eligible family members in federal, state, or private cemeteries - Request military discharge papers - Resolve and find resources such as housing assistance, homelessness, chemical health, and co-occurring disorders

Last assured

08/06/2024

Physical Address

300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487

Hours

Phone: 9 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday

Application process

Call and leave a voicemail. For the fastest response time, veterans or family members should leave their first and last name, phone number, and a city of residence.

Required documents

Military discharge papers; military ID; photo ID

Eligibility

- Honorable discharge from the armed forces and are residents of Hennepin County - In most cases 181 days of active duty in armed forces are required for state benefits, 90 days or more for most federal benefits

Service area

Hennepin County, MN

Agency info

Hennepin County Human Services - Social Services

County department that connects residents to county social service programs such as mental health, protective services, shelter, case management services, and county support programs

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