A Word of Welcome:
“Having served in the United States Army, I consider it an honor to serve our veterans and their families in Gratiot County."
Rodolfo R. Diaz-Pons
Lieutenant Colonel, USA (Retired)
Director, GCDVA
"We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours."
General Omar Bradley
VA Administrator, 1945-1947
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Gratiot County Department of Veterans Affairs
What We Do:
Provide assistance to veterans and their dependents to access benefits provided to veterans by county, state, and federal agencies, primarily the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Services:
VA compensation, VA pensions, VA healthcare assistance, veteran and spouse burial benefits, government headstones or markers, Veterans Relief Fund for emergency assistance, VA Home Loan Certificate of Eligibility, and military records request.
NO FEES -- All services provided by Gratiot County Dept. of Veterans Affairs are free of charge.
This is just an overview of the services provided by our office. In addition to those services noted elsewhere, we also prepare requests for medals, assist with appeals to VA decisions, and assist in coordination with other human service agencies on behalf of the veteran, surviving spouse or dependents.