State of Iowa

If you are a veteran in Iowa and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, contact a Veteran Service Officer near you for help in filing a VA claim. These professionals know their way around the VA system and can assist veterans and their families in determining VA benefits for which they may be eligible.

County Service Officer/Rep Address Phone/FAX Hours Adair Donna Bittner, Administrator Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 221-0668 7:30 – 12:30 303 N. 1st (Home) Mon. – Thurs. P. O. Box 286 (641) 743-6313 FAX Greenfield, IA 50849 Other times by appt. Adams Holly Steeve, Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs Office (641) 322-4455 None listed Clerk 500 9th St. No FAX Box 28 Corning, IA 50841 Allamakee Heather Homewood, Director Veterans Affairs Office (563) 568-6135 8:00 – 12:00 12 1st Ave., NW (563) 568-2451 FAX 1:00 – 4:00 Waukon, IA 52172 M – F Appanoose Lisa Owens, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 856-6597 8:30 – 1:00 19999 St. Joseph Dr. (641) 856-5479 FAX Mon. – Thurs. Centerville, IA 52544 Audubon Gary N. Riesgaard, Director Audubon County Veterans Affairs Office (712) 563-3508 9:00 – 12:00 318 Leroy St., #4 No FAX Mon., Wed., Audubon, IA 50025-1255 Thurs. Benton Charles James, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 472-3150 9:00 – 2:00 ICAS Bldg. No FAX Mon., Tues. 901 “D” Ave. 2:00 – 6:00 Vinton, IA 52349 Wednesdays

Belle Plaine, IA 9:00 – 11:00 12:00 – 4:00 Thursdays by appt. Black Hawk Bennie E. Spain, Executive Veterans Affairs Office (319) 291-2512 8:00 – 4:30 Director Pinecrest Bldg. (319) 291-2645 FAX M – F 1407 Independence Ave., 1st Floor By appt. only Waterloo, IA 50703 Boone Paul Ladd, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 433-4904 8:00 – 4:30 900 W. 3rd St. (800) 753-2136, M – F Boone, IA 50036 Ext. 4904 (515) 432-2480 FAX Bremer Nancy Edwards Veterans Affairs Office (319) 352-4209 8:00 – 4:30 Jan Heidemann 203 1st Ave., NE No FAX M – F Waverly, IA 50677 Buchanan Patti Meyer, Administrative Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (319) 334-7450 8:00 – 4:30 Asst. 210 5th Ave., NE (319) 334-7495 FAX M – F Independence, IA 50644 Buena Vista None listed Veterans Affairs Office (712) 749-2562 7:30 – 11:30 1709 E. Richland St. (866) 844-8150 1:00 – 4:00 Storm Lake, IA 50588 No FAX Tues., Thurs. Butler Norm Gulick Veterans Affairs Office (319) 267-9967 7:30 – 4:00 Butler County Courthouse (319) 267-2532 FAX Mon., Tues. 428 6th St. 7:30 – 11:30 P. O. Box 325 Wednesdays Allison, IA 50602 Calhoun Marlene Welander, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 297-8632, 8:00 – 4:30 Courthouse Annex Ext. 227 M – F 515 Court St. (712) 297-5309 FAX Rockwell City, IA 50579 Carroll Louie Grote, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 792-1234 8:00 – 12:00 608 N. Court, Ste. B (712) 792-1235 FAX M – F Carroll, IA 51401 Cass Mitch Holmes, Executive Veterans Affairs Office (712) 243-6662 8:00 – 4:30 Director Cass County Courthouse (712) 243-6666 FAX M – F 5 W. 7th St. Atlantic, IA 50022 Cedar Patricia Hamann, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (563) 886-2170 8:00 – 12:00 Cedar County Courthouse (563) 886-3075 FAX 12:30 – 3:30 400 Cedar St., Basement M – F Tipton, IA 52772 Cerro Gordo Rosetta Waychus, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 421-3085 8:00 – 4:30 Cerro Gordo County Courthouse (641) 421-3086 M – F 220 N. Washington Ave., Basement (641) 421-3092 FAX Mason City, IA 50401 Cherokee Dana C. Evans Veterans Affairs Office (712) 225-6319 8:30 – 3:30 228 ½ W. Main St. (712) 282-4360 Mon., Wed. Cherokee, IA 51012 (Home) 8:30 – 2:30 (712) 225-6708 FAX Fridays Chickasaw Joe Sheehy, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 394-3232 8:00 – 12:00 260 E. Prospect No FAX Tues., Thurs. New Hampton, IA 50659 Clarke Peggy Cummings Veterans Affairs Office (641) 342-2933 8:30 – 4:30 Courthouse No FAX M – F 100 S. Main Osceola, IA 50213 Clay Joan Waller Veterans Affairs Office (712) 262-5547 8:00 – 4:30 Clay County Administration Bldg. (712) 262-5793 FAX M – F 300 W. 4th St. Spencer, IA 51301 Clayton Jean Gage, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (563) 245-1865 8:00 – 4:00 P. O. Box 456 (563) 245-2452 FAX Mon., Wed., Elkader, IA 52043 Fri. Clinton Edward S. Staszewski, Veterans Affairs Office (563) 242-1151 None listed Director Clinton County Administration Bldg. (563) 242-3154 FAX 1900 N. 3rd St. P. O. Box 2957 Clinton, IA 52733-2957 Crawford Louise Galbraith, Administrator Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 263-2720 8:00 – 4:30 Courthouse (712) 263-8351 FAX M – F 1202 Broadway Denison, IA 51442 Dallas John Powell, Director Veterans Affairs Office (515) 993-5809 8:30 – 3:30 801 Court St. (515) 993-6996 FAX Tues. – Thurs. Adel, IA 50003 8:30 – 11:30 Fridays Davis David Reeves, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 664-2170 8:00 – 4:00 203 S. Madison St. No FAX Mon., Tues. Bloomfield, IA 52537 Decatur Samantha Schaff, Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 446-7494 8:00 – 4:00 Administrator 201 NE Idaho St. (641) 446-8208 FAX Tues. – Thurs. Leon, IA 50144 Delaware Peggy Petlon, Administrator Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (563) 927-5116 8:00 – 4:30 601 Grand St. (563) 927-6844 FAX M – F Manchester, IA 52057 Des Moines Bob Housewright, Executive Veterans Affairs Office (319) 752-7171 8:00 – 12:00 Director 910 Cottonwood, Ste. 1001 No FAX M – F Burlington, IA 52601 Dickinson Ernie Cupp Veterans Affairs Office (712) 336-0883 8:00 – 4:30 1802 Hill Ave., Ste. 1508 No FAX M – F Spirit Lake, IA 51360 Dubuque Charles Brimeyer, Executive Veterans Affairs Office (563) 589-7840 8:00 – 4:30 Director 350 Nesler Centre No FAX M – F 799 Main St. Dubuque, IA 52001 Emmet None listed None listed (712) 362-7431 8:00 – 4:30 No FAX M – F Fayette John R. Hintz, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 283-3329 10:00 – 2:00 102 S. Frederick Ave., #1 (319) 283-2409 FAX Mon. – Thurs. Oelwein, IA 50662 9:00 – 1:00 Fridays Floyd Marci Hall-Jacobsen, Floyd County Veterans Office (641) 228-1850 8:00 – 3:30 Administrator Floyd County Courthouse No FAX M – F 101 S. Main St., Ste. 109 Charles City, IA 50616-2756 Franklin Thomas Berry, Executive Veterans Affairs Office (641) 456-5670 8:00 – 12:00 Director Community Resource Center No FAX M – F 123 1st Ave., SW P. O. Box 432 Hampton, IA 50441 Fremont Arthur Claiborne, Director Veterans Affairs Office (712) 374-2275 8:00 – 4:00 Dennis Henneman, Director 414 Clay St. (712) 374-2275 FAX Mon., Fri. P. O. Box 563 9:00 – 3:00 Sidney, IA 51652 Wednesdays Greene Tracie Perez, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 386-5673 8:00 – 2:00 114 N. Chestnut (515) 386-5274, Mondays Jefferson, IA 50129 Ext. 2216 9:00 – 1:00 Tues. – Thurs. Fridays by appt. Grundy Rod See, Director Grundy County Veterans Affairs Office (319) 215-8352 7:00 – 11:00 Reinbeck City Hall No FAX M – F 414 Main St. Reinbeck, IA 50669 Guthrie Darcia Robson, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 747-2546 8:00 – 12:00 Guthrie County Courthouse No FAX M – F 200 N. 5th St. Guthrie Center, IA 50115 Hamilton Rob Everhard, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 832-9595 8:00 – 4:00 500 Fairmeadow (515) 832-9554 FAX Tues., Wed. Webster City, IA 50595 8:00 – 12:00 Thursdays Hancock None listed None listed None listed None listed Hardin Rex Heard, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 939-8240 8:00 – 4:30 Hardin County Office Bldg. (641) 939-8137 FAX Mondays 1201 14th Ave. 8:00 – 12:00 P. O. Box 173 Wednesdays Eldora, IA 50627 8:00 – 3:30 American Legion Tuesdays Iowa Falls, IA Harrison John Mock, Director Veterans Affairs Office (712) 644-2760 7:00 – 3:30 207 E. 7th (712) 644-3160 FAX M – F P. O. Box 31 Logan, IA 51546 Henry Richard Van Winkle, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 385-0792 10:00 – 12:00 106 N. Jackson St., Ste. 1 (319) 385-1706 FAX 12:30 – 4:30 Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 6:00 – 8:00 Tuesdays 8:00 – 12:00 Wednesdays 8:00 – 12:00 12:30 – 4:30 Thursdays Howard Dee Hosek, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (563) 547-3681 8:00 – 12:00 Courthouse (563) 547-3681 FAX Mondays 137 N. Elm St. 8:00 – 4:00 Cresco, IA 52136 Tues. – Thurs. Humboldt Craig Malloy, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 604-6256 8:00 – 4:30 620 Sumner Ave. (515) 332-2289 FAX M – F P. O. Box 331 Humboldt, IA 50548 Ida Mike Breyfogle, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 364-4176 9:00 – 2:00 Ida County Courthouse (712) 364-4176 FAX Tues., Wed. 401 Moorehead St., Basement, East End 2:00 – 4:00 Ida Grove, IA 51445 Out of office visits

9:00 – 12:00 American Legion Thursdays Holstein, IA 12:00 – 2:00 Out of office visits Iowa Tom Crosby Veterans Affairs Office (319) 642-3925 8:00 – 12:00 970 Court Ave. (319) 642-7637 FAX M – F Marengo, IA 52301 Other times by appt. Jackson Larry J. Bramer, Director Veterans Affairs Office (563) 652-0070 8:00 – 4:30 Jackson County Courthouse (563) 212-4488 Wed., Thurs. 201 W. Platt St. (Cell) 8:00 – 12:00 Maquoketa, IA 52060 (563) 652-0070 FAX Fridays Jasper Nanci Deaton, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 792-7993 None listed 115 N. 2nd Ave. No FAX Newton, IA 50208 Jefferson Pat Frieberg, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (641) 472-3013 8:00 – 4:30 Jefferson County Courthouse (641) 472-2597 FAX Mon., Tues. 200 W. Briggs Ave., 1st Floor (Auditor’s office) 8:00 – 1:00 Fairfield, IA 52556 Wed., Thurs. Johnson Leo Baier, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 356-6049 8:00 – 12:00 855 S. Dubuque St. No FAX 12:30 – 4:30 Iowa City, IA 52240 M – F Jones Susan Yario, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (319) 462-5311 7:30 – 2:30 105 Broadway Pl., Ste. 13 (319) 462-5304 FAX Mon., Tues., P. O. Box 428 Thurs., Fri. Anamosa, IA 52205 11:00 – 6:00 Wednesdays Keokuk Keith Blair, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (641) 622-2761 8:00 – 12:00 101 S. Main (641) 622-3762 FAX M – F Sigourney, IA 52591 Kossuth Jim Grandgenett, Director Kossuth County Veterans Affairs Office (515) 295-9036 8:00 – 12:00 Larry Scobba, CVSO Courthouse Annex No FAX M – F 109 W. State St. Algona, IA 50511 Lee Paul R. Carroll, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 524-7831 9:00 – 3:00 727 Main St. No FAX Tues., Thurs. Keokuk, IA 52632

933 Avenue “H” (319) 372-5853 9:00 – 3:00 Fort Madison, IA 52627 (319) 372-7033 FAX Mon., Wed., Fri. Linn None listed Veterans Affairs Office (319) 892-5160 7:30 – 4:00 930 1st St., SW (319) 892-5169 FAX M – F Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 (319) 892-5162 For evening NOTE: The Linn County Veterans Affairs appts. Office has temporarily relocated to the 2nd Floor of Linn County West, 2500 Edgewood Rd., SW, Cedar Rapids, IA. Louisa Andrew L. Beaver, Director Louisa County Veterans Service Office (319) 527-6513 10:00 – 3:00 12635 County Rd. G56 (319) 457-0699 Tues. – Thurs. Wapello, IA 52653 (Cell) No FAX Other times by appt. Lucas Dick Jones, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 774-4611 8:00 – 12:00 123 S. Grand St. No FAX Mon., Wed., Chariton, IA 50049 Fri. Lyon Wilma Miller, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (712) 472-3405 8:30 – 12:00 201 S. Story St. (712) 472-3095 FAX 1:00 – 4:30 Rock Rapids, IA 51246 M – F Madison Kay Billeter, Director Veterans Affairs Office (515) 462-4680 1:00 – 4:30 Madison County Courthouse (515) 462-5026 FAX M – F 112 N. John Wayne Dr., 3rd Floor Call for appt. Winterset, IA 50273 Mahaska Karie Foster Veterans Affairs Office (641) 673-7727 8:00 – 12:00 Mahaska County Courthouse (641) 673-8979 FAX M – F 106 S. 1st St., Basement Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Marion Michael L. Kuhn, SGM, Ret., Veterans Affairs Office (641) 828-2201 8:00 – 12:00 Director Courthouse (641) 828-7251 FAX 1:00 – 4:30 214 E. Main St. M – F Knoxville, IA 50138 Marshall Ron Nauman, Director, CVSO Veterans Affairs Office (641) 754-6335 8:00 – 4:30 Iowa Veterans Home (641) 754-4177 FAX M – F 1301 Veterans Blvd., Heinz Hall, Rm. 45 Appts. Marshalltown, IA 50158 encouraged Mills James M. Goos Veterans Affairs Office (712) 527-5621 8:00 – 12:00 Glenwood Resource Center Campus (712) 527-5674 FAX 1:00 – 4:30 Bldg. 106, Rm. 102 M – F Glenwood, IA 51534 Appts. preferred Mitchell Larry Klemesrud, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 732-5861, 8:30 – 12:30 508 State St. Ext. 128 Mon., Wed., Osage, IA 50461 (641) 732-5218 FAX Fri. 12:30 – 4:30 Tues., Thurs. Monona Jessica Carrier, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 433-3710 8:00 – 4:30 Courthouse (712) 433-3034 FAX Mon., Tues. 610 Iowa Ave., 3rd Floor 8:00 – 12:00 Onawa, IA 51040 Wednesdays Monroe Diane Durian, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 932-5622, 8:00 – 4:00 1801 S. “B” St. Ext. 161 M – F Albia, IA 52531 (641) 932-5652 FAX Montgomery Jerry Hansen, Director Veterans Affairs Office (712) 623-3180 8:00 – 12:00 105 E. Coolbaugh St. No FAX 1:00 – 4:00 P. O. Box 469 Tues. – Fri. Red Oak, IA 51566 Muscatine Sara Creamer, Veterans Affairs Muscatine County Veterans Affairs Office (563) 263-7512, 8:00 – 4:30 Specialist 315 Iowa Ave., Ste. A Ext. 155 M – F Muscatine IA 52761 (563) 262-9378 FAX O’Brien Deanna L. Akeson, Veterans Affairs Office (712) 757-0031 9:00 – 4:30 Administrator O’Brien County Courthouse (712) 757-8305 FAX Tues. – Thurs. 155 S. Hayes Ave. P. O. Box 97 Primghar, IA 51245 Osceola Tom McDougall, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 754-2514 8:00 – 4:30 Courthouse (712) 754-3743 FAX Mon., Tues. 300 7th St. Sibley, IA 51249 Page Rodney Riley, Coordinator Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 246-4254 8:00 – 4:30 615 Northwest Rd. (712) 246-2871 FAX M – F P. O. Box 569 Shenandoah, IA 51501 Palo Alto Rod Hersom Veterans Affairs Office (712) 852-2066 None listed P. O. Box 95 (712) 852-2404 FAX Emmetsburg, IA 50536 Plymouth Eugene Schultz None listed (712) 546-7090 8:00 – 5:00 (712) 546-5784 FAX Tues., Thurs. 8:00 – 12:0 Wednesdays Pocahontas Orene Cressler, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 335-3270 8:00 – 4:30 23 3rd Ave., NE (712) 335-3929 FAX M – F Pocahontas, IA 50574 Polk Rebecca Buch, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (515) 286-3670 8:00 – 4:30 Polk County River Place (515) 286-2106 FAX M – F 2309 Euclid Ave. Des Moines, IA 50310 Pottawattamie Darlene McMartin, BSW, Veterans Affairs Office (712) 328-5797 8:00 – 12:00 Administrator Pottawattamie County Courthouse Annex (712) 328-5726 FAX 1:00 – 4:30 Peggy Becker, Case Worker III 223 S. 6th St., Ste. 6 M – F Lori Swisher, Case Worker II Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Michael Grap, Case Worker II Poweshiek Roger Cox, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 236-5722 8:00 – 12:00 834 Broad St. (641) 236-5704 FAX M – F Grinnell, IA 50112 Ringgold Gary Smith, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 464-2397 8:00 – 12:00 Courthouse No FAX M – F Mount Ayr, IA 50854 Sac Peggy Dettmann, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 662-4552 8:00 – 12:00 Courthouse (712) 662-4552 FAX 1:00 – 4:30 100 W. State St. M – F Box #5 Sac City, IA 50583 Scott None listed Veterans Affairs Office (563) 326-8723 8:00 – 3:00 Administrative Center (563) 326-8730 FAX M – F 600 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801 Shelby Gene Cavenaugh, Veterans Affairs Office (712) 755-3907 8:00 – 4:30 Administrator Shelby County Courthouse No FAX Tues. – Thurs. 612 Court St. Harlan, IA 51537 Sioux Shane A. Walter, Administrator Veterans Affairs Office (712) 737-2999 None listed P. O. Box 233 No FAX Orange City, IA 51041 Story Brett McLain, Director Veterans Affairs Office (515) 382-7292 Call for appt. 126 S. Kellogg Ave., Ste. 201 No FAX Ames, IA 50010 Tama None listed Veterans Affairs Office (641) 484-3160 8:00 – 4:30 101 S. Main St. (641) 484-2011 FAX M – F Toledo, IA 52342 Taylor Everett Tribolet, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (712) 523-2766 9:00 – 4:00 305 Main St. (712) 523-2734 FAX Tues., Wed., Bedford, IA 50833 Fri. Union Nancy Sears, Veteran’s Clerk Veterans Affairs Office (641) 782-1723 8:30 – 12:00 Union County Courthouse (641) 782-2176 FAX Mon. Wed. 300 N. Pine St., Ste. 130 Creston, IA 50801 Van Buren Karen Riggle, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (319) 293-3793 None listed Van Buren Courthouse (319) 293-6335 FAX 404 Dodge St. P. O. Box 475 Keosauqua, IA 52565-0475 Wapello Dan Hoy, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 684-8079 8:00 – 1:00 114 E. Main St. (641) 683-2654 FAX M - F P. O. Box 554 Ottumwa, IA 52501 (515) 290-2027 (After hours) Warren John Culbertson, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 961-1045 8:00 – 4:00 The American Legion Bldg. (515) 961-9651 FAX M – F 105 W. 1st Ave. Indianola, IA 50125 Washington Sue Rich, Director Veterans Affairs Office (319) 653-7768 8:00 – 2:00 Orchard Hill Complex, Bldg. #2 (319) 863-1710 FAX M – F 2175 Lexington Blvd. P. O. Box 902 Washington, IA 52353 Wayne Harold Greenlee, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 872-3943 9:00 – 3:00 117 W. Jackson St. (641) 872-3943 FAX Mon. – Wed. Corydon, IA 50060-0435 Webster Russ Naden, Director Veterans Affairs Office (515) 573-1479 11:00 – 4:00 723 1st Ave., S. (515) 573-1491 FAX Mon., Wed. Fort Dodge, IA 50501 8:00 – 4:00 Tues., Thurs. 8:00 – 1:00 Fridays Winnebago Jack Caputo, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (641) 585-5736 12:00 – 4:00 216 S. 4th St. (641) 585-5737 FAX Mondays Forest City, IA 50436 11:00 – 5:00 Tues. – Thurs.

Out of office visits Fridays Winneshiek Deb Monson, Director Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (563) 382-5786 8:00 – 12:00 Courthouse (563) 382-8491 FAX 1:00 – 4:00 201 W. Main, 1st Floor M – F Decorah, IA 52101 Woodbury Danielle Dempster Veterans Affairs Office (712) 279-6605 8:00 – 4:00 1211 Tri View Ave. (712) 279-6606 FAX M – F Sioux City, IA 51103 Worth Jerry Parmley, Director Veterans Affairs Office (641) 324-0480 12:00 – 6:00 735 Central Ave. No FAX Tuesdays Northwood, IA 50459 8:00 – 3:00 Wed., Thurs. Wright Christine Oliver, Administrator Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs (515) 532-3309, 7:00 – 3:30 115 1st St., SE Ext. 260 M - F P. O. Box 4 (515) 532-6064 Clarion, IA 50525