Veterans Affairs
Our Mission
When you come into this office, we pledge to treat you with the courtesy, compassion and respect at all times. Employees of this office have a compassionate understanding of the problems, which confront Veterans, Widows, Widowers and children.The County VSO knows the extent, the meaning and the application of laws that have been passed by the U.S. Congress in the interest of Veterans and their dependents. If you want assistance, or need help in obtaining benefits, contact us and we will do our best to answer your questions or help you file the claim benefits.
Veteran’s Affairs Motto
“To Care for him who shall have bourn the battle and for his widow and his orphan.”
– Abraham Lincoln
Who Is Eligible for Benefits?
- A Veteran
- A Veteran’s Dependent
- A surviving spouse or child of an active duty deceased Veteran
- A member of the Reserves or National Guard (federal activated or injured during IDT/AT).
- If you are in doubt about your eligibility, ask anyway! Don’t depend on “Hear say from Others.”
Assistance
Our office can assist you in the following areas: (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE)- Service Connected Compensation
- Non-Service Connected Pension
- Improved Death Pension
- Education/Training
- Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
- VA Home Loan Certificates
- VA Burial Benefits
- Dependents and Survivors Benefits
- VA Life Insurance
- VA Healthcare
- VA Benefits and Services for Selected Reserve and National Guard Members
- Request military service discharges, personnel records, health records and medals.
VA Medical Facilities
| Dorn VA Medical Center | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | Ashville VA Medical Center |
| 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-4000 |
109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-577-5011 or 888-878-6884 |
1100 Tunnel Road Ashville, NC 28805 828-298-7911 |
| Clinics | ||
| Aiken:29803 | 951 Millbrook Ave | 803-643-9016) |
| Anderson: 29621 | 1702 E. Greenville Street | 864-224-5450 |
| Beaufort: 29902 | Pickney Road | 843-770-0444 |
| Florence: 29505 | 514 H Dargan Street | 843-292-8383 |
| Greenville: 29605 | 3510 Augusta Road | 864-299-1600 |
| Myrtle Beach: 29577 | 3381 Phillis Blvd | 843-477-0177 |
| North Charleston: 29406 | 9237 University Blvd | 843-789-6400 |
| Orangeburg: 29118 | 1767 Villagepark Drive | 803-533-1335 |
| Rock Hill: 29730 | 2670 Mills Park Drive | 803-366-4848 |
| Spartanburg: 29303 | 279 North Grove Medical Park Dr | 864-582-7025 |
| Sumter: 29150 | 407 North Salem Avenue | 803-938-9901 |
| Vet Centers | ||
| Columbia: 29201 | 1513 Pickens Street | 803-765-9944 |
| Greenville: 29601 | 14 Lavinia Avenue | 864-271-2711 |
| North Charleston: 29406 | 5603 A Rivers Avenue | 843-747-8387 |
| VA Nursing Homes | ||
| Richard Campbell: | ||
| Anderson: 29621 | 4605 Belton Highway | 864-261-6734 |
| Tucker: | ||
| Columbia: 29203 | 2200 Harden Street | 803-737-5282 or 803-737-5441 |
| Veterans Victory House: | ||
| Walterboro: 29488 | 2461 Sidneys Road | 843-538-3000 |
| National Cemeteries | ||
| Beaufort: 29902 | 1601 Boundary Street | 843-524-3925 |
| Florence: 29501 | 803 E. National Cemetery Road | 843-669-8783 |
| Fort Jackson: 29229 | 4170 Percival Road | 803-699-2246 |
| Helpful Phone Numbers | ||
| VA Benefits | 1-800-827-1000 | |
| Health Benefits | 1-800-293-8262 | |
| Education Benefits | 1-888-442-4551 | |
| Life Insurance | 1-800-669-8477 | |
| Debt Management | 1-800-827-0648 | |
| CHAMPVA | 1-800-733-8387 | |
| Head Stones and Markers | 1-800-697-6947 | |
| Gulf War & Agent Orange | 1-800-749-8387 | |
| Health Eligibility Center | 1-800-929-8387 | |
| Tap Line | 1-800-293-8262 | |