Located adjacent to the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar Public Library at 445 West Palmer Mill Road, Monticello, FL 32344 ((850) 464-8456 / (850) 661-0759) with county administrative backing at the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Courthouse Annex (1484 S Jefferson St, Monticello, FL 32344, (850) 342-0287), the Jefferson County Veterans Service Office (CVSO) is the official statutory county agency (F.S. § 292.11) providing 100% free, federally accredited benefit representation to wartime veterans, disabled veterans, and surviving spouses across Monticello (32344), Lloyd (32337), Wacissa (32361), Lamont (32336), Aucilla, and Waukeenah. Staffed by FDVA- and VA-accredited Veterans Service Officer David E. Dishman (ddishman@jeffersoncountyfl.gov / madcovets@madisoncountyfl.com), the office prepares, files, and appeals claims for the VA Aid & Attendance Improved Pension (which provides tax-free monthly long-term care income to offset home care, assisted living at regional border ALFs, or nursing home care at Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center and Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center in Monticello), Housebound pensions, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for surviving spouses, PACT Act / Agent Orange presumptive service-connected disability claims, and Florida 100% Permanently & Totally Disabled Veteran Homestead Property Tax Exemption certifications (F.S. § 196.081), while coordinating clinical enrollment and geriatric extended-care referrals with the Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic located 26 miles west in Tallahassee (2181 E Orange Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32311, (850) 878-0191) within the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System.
Official Verification Sources: Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners — Veterans Affairs Department; Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA) — County Veterans Service Offices; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic (Tallahassee)
Issuer: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs (FDVA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (38 C.F.R. § 14.629) & Jefferson County BOCC
Notes: Provides free accredited VA claims advocacy at 445 W Palmer Mill Rd, Monticello, FL 32344 ((850) 464-8456 / (850) 661-0759; BOCC Annex at 1484 S Jefferson St, (850) 342-0287; ddishman@jeffersoncountyfl.gov).
Issuer: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
Notes: Located 26 miles west of Monticello, providing VA Form 21-2680 medical examinations for Aid & Attendance claims, Homemaker/Home Health Aide benefits, and VA geriatric primary care.
Factual details and direct answers about Jefferson County Veterans Service Office (CVSO) — FDVA Accredited VA Aid & Attendance, DIC & Wartime Pension Advocacy's services, licensing, and credentials.
Where is the Jefferson County Veterans Service Office located in Monticello, and does it charge fees to file VA Aid & Attendance claims?
The Jefferson County Veterans Service Office is located at 445 West Palmer Mill Road, Monticello, FL 32344 (near the Jefferson County Public Library, phone (850) 464-8456 or (850) 661-0759, with the County Commission Annex at 1484 S Jefferson St, (850) 342-0287). Under Florida Statute § 292.11 and federal VA accreditation rules, all benefit applications, Aid & Attendance pension filings, and appeals are 100% free of charge.
How does the Jefferson County CVSO coordinate with the Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic in Tallahassee for homebound seniors?
Located 26 miles west of Monticello at 2181 East Orange Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32311 ((850) 878-0191), the Sgt. Ernest I. 'Boots' Thomas VA Clinic provides primary and geriatric care for Jefferson County veterans. The CVSO helps veterans enroll in VA health care, obtain physician completion of VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance), and access VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide support.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Monticello and Jefferson County.
Farmers & Merchants Bank (FMB — Historic Monticello Domestic Charter #169 / #11286) & Successor Renasant Bank (f/k/a The First Bank — Monticello Main Office)
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Heritage Manor Apartments — 36-Unit Dedicated 62+ / Disabled USDA Section 515/521 & FHFC LIHTC Senior Community (Monticello)
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Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center (#SNF10680961 / CCN #105514 — 97 Beds) & Cross Landings Health and Rehabilitation Center (File #23301 / CCN #105832 — 60 Beds) — Monticello In-County Skilled Nursing & Memory Care Hub
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Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
Floyd Faglie, P.L., Morris Law Firm & Collins Law Firm — Floyd B. Faglie, Esq., Robert E. Morris, Esq., David W. Collins, Esq. & Charles M. Collins, Esq. (Monticello Resident Elder Law, Probate & Real Property Counsel)
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Jefferson County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate, Guardianship & Small Estates Division (Hon. Cecil 'Trey' Hightower III, Judge Robert R. Plaines & North Florida Office of Public Guardian)
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Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. (LSNF — Sunbiz #736668) — 2nd Judicial Circuit & DOEA PSA 2 Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline & Monticello Mobile Clinics (Jefferson Senior Citizens Center)
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Additional Resident Monticello (32344) & US-90 East Corridor Probate, Real Property & Agricultural Succession Counsel — Jill Gunnels Denton, Esq., Sherry D. Walker, Esq., Baya Harrison III, Esq. & Davis, Schnitker, Reeves & Browning, P.A.
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