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CDVA Veterans Services Division

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The Division of Veterans Services is responsible for administering a number of special programs, benefits and services for California veterans and their families. For personalized assistance in learning about your veteran benefits, or for help filing a claim for benefits, contact your local County Veterans Services Office. You can also contact the regional CDVA Veterans Services district offices. Many Veteran Service Organizations can also provide assistance in learning about or filing benefit claims.

Benefits Documents and Directories

For more information about benefits and services for veterans, including resources for employment, education and outreach and advocacy for homeless veterans, see the Resources Section of our web site.

Veteran Services Division Strategic Plan
The Veteran Services Division Strategic Plan identifies goals and objectives for 2004-2008. This is a dynamic document that will change to meet emerging veteran needs and with shifting priorities. It includes an annual update that will be published after each Budget Act is chaptered. This annual update will set objectives to be accomplished in each fiscal year based upon resources made available. The Strategic Plan includes an appendix which highlights California veteran demographics as published by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

CDVA has additional pages especially for CVSOs, containing resources for qualification training, reporting requirements and downloadable forms.

Map to CDVA Statewide Locations