County Benefits

The County Veterans Service Office offers the following benefits for those veterans who are eligible:

  • County Veterans Aid
  • A Bronze Grave Flag Holder
  • Registration of DD214s
  • Homestead Exemption
  • Grave Registration
  • Benefits Counseling and Advocacy
  • Assistance with the application for State and Federal VA benefits.

County Veterans’ Aid Fund

The CVA fund is a temporary emergency fund to assist veterans, their spouses, and dependents when there is an unforeseen emergency and there are no other resources available. Eligible veterans are persons who served on active duty, received an Honorable Discharge, and served during one of the defined “wartime eras” and who have resided in Nebraska for at least one year, and the County for at least six months. Applicants may request assistance with food, shelter, clothing, funeral, medical, dental, and surgical items. The applicant must apply through the County Service Office in the County. This is an “aid” program so the veteran must demonstrate an “inability” to meet the obligation to pay these bills, via an application.

Flag Holders

State of Nebraska statute requires the County Veterans Service Office to provide a flag holder reflecting the veterans wartime era. The County, Veterans Service Office also annually inventories these flag holders to insure they remains on the correct grave and we replace damaged markers.

Registration of DD214

The County records a “certified copy” of the original copy of a veterans military separation document (DD-214). Once recorded the veteran may call us from any where in the world and we will provide them with a “certified copy” when needed.

Homestead Exemption

Nebraska Homestead Exemption is a property tax relief program for qualifying homeowners, including veterans totally disabled by a service-connected injury or illness, qualified totally disabled veterans or their surviving spouse, and veterans whose home was substantially contributed to by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and their widow(er)s.

Nebraska Department of Revenue website specific to homestead exemption: https://revenue.nebraska.gov/PAD/homestead-exemption

Grave Registration

Upon notification of the death of veteran the county will register the death electronically.
Burial Information Memo

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