This office assists Veterans and their families with veteran affairs.

Monroe County Veterans Affairs Commissioners:
John Mellick - Jim Keller - Clarence Rockwell

The Commission of Veterans Affairs provides help to Monroe County veterans who were discharged under Honorable Conditions and/or their family members. Veterans need to have served 90 consecutive days of active Federal service.

Help with the following needs is available, subject to eligibility guidelines:

	Rent Payments
	Utilities
	Food and provisions
	Medical and dental
	Prescription medication
	Transportation
	Burial
	Grave markers

	Service connected disability compensation
	Special monthly compensation
	Non-service connected pension
	Surviving spouse pension
	Aid & attendance/housebound
	Military records upgrade and military records replacement
	Agent Orange/PTSD/Desert Storm Sickness/Type II Diabetes/HepC
	Application for VA HealthCare System
	Application for admission to the Iowa Veterans Home
	Headstones
	All other federal programs for which veterans and/or dependents may be eligible

For those who wish to register with the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, please choose one of the following three options:

1. CLICK HERE to obtain the forms on the VA website;

2. Call the VA Medical Center at 1-800-294-8387 to request the forms; or

3. Contact the Monroe County VA Director at 641-932-5652 to obtain the forms.