Veterans Service
Offices
The Department’s Field Service Offices at the
U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs
Medical Centers
in Bay Pines, Gainesville, Lake City, Miami, West Palm Beach and Tampa
maintain qualified staffs of Veterans’ Claims Examiners to assist
veterans in obtaining specific benefits for which the veteran may be
eligible and assist the veteran and family members in applying for and
securing such benefits.
The Department’s Claims Service Office in the
VA Regional Office,
St. Petersburg, maintains a qualified staff of Veteran’s Claims
Examiners to, among other things, facilitate the processing of claims
for entitlements submitted by veterans or their survivors. The Bay
Pines FDVA office responds to veterans’ inquiries pertaining to
pending or established claims as well as concentrating on reviewing of
VA decisions and represents veterans in the preparation and
prosecution of appealed claims.
Veteran assistance is also
available through a statewide network of county or city Veteran
Service officers employed by local boards of County Commissioners. All
services provided free of charge. For complete information on
veterans' programs, entitlements, and referral services, veterans
should call their County
Veteran Service Office.
Regional Office
U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
Go to their
website
9500 Bay Pines Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL, 33708
Local (727)-319-7400
Statewide 1-800-827-1000
Fax (727) 319-7780.
Benefits & Assistance Offices
Fort
Myers, 3033 Winkler Ave., 33916 (941)939-3939 ext 6331
Jacksonville,
1833 Boulevard, Rm. 3109, 32206 (904)232-2751 Ext 3005
Miami,
900 Southwest 2nd Ave., Miami, FL., 33130 (305) 324-4455
Key
West, 1325 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Bldg 15, Key West, FL., 33040 (305)
293-4810
Brevard,
2900 Veterans Way, Viera, FL., 32940 Toll Free 1-877-878-8387 (407)
637-3788 ext 3693
Oakland
Park 5599 N. Dixie Highway, 33334, (954)771-2101 ext2227
Orlando,
5201 Raymond St. Orlando, FL., 32806 (407) 629-1599 ext 177
Pensacola,
312 Kenmore Rd., Pensacola, FL.,32503-7492 (850) 479-1100
Port
Richey, 8911 Ponderosa, Port Richey, FL., 34668 (727) 869-3203
Tallahassee,
1607 St. James CT., Tallahassee, FL., 32308 (850) 878-0191
Daytona
Beach, 1900 Mason Ave., 32117 (904)274-4600
Medical Offices
VAMC
Bay Pines, 10000 Bay Pine Blvd., Bldg. 22, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL
33504, (727)398-6661, X5489
VAMC
Miami, 1201 NW 16th St., Room A-213, Miami, FL 33125, (305)323-3325
VAMC
Tampa, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Bldg. #19, Tampa, FL 33612,
(813)972-2000, X6589
VAMC
Gainesville, Archer Rd., Room D-162, Gainesville, FL 32601,
(352)374-6029
VAMC
Lake City, 801 South Marion St., Room A272, Lake City, FL 32025,
(904)755-3016, X2070.
VAMC
West Palm Beach, 7305 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33420,
(561)882-8204
