About The Franklin County Veterans Services
The Franklin County Veterans Services, located in Columbus, OH, provides support for veterans of the US Armed Forces. Veteran Services connects veterans with several government agencies and nonprofit organizations at the federal, Ohio state, and Columbus level. These services include veteran benefits assistance, services for veterans with disabilities, and information about medical care, insurance, and education benefits. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs also provides veteran services in Columbus.
You may contact Veterans Services for questions about:
- Applying for military and veterans’ benefits
- Veterans Affairs Offices and Vet Centers
- Franklin County VA Hospitals and health benefits
- VA Burial services
- Franklin County VFW and AMVETS posts
In Times Of War In Times Of Peace We Must Always Remember Our Veterans
The Franklin County Veterans Services Office assists eligible veterans, their dependents and/or surviving spouses, children of deceased veterans, members of the Reserves or National Guard, and active-duty service members in applying for benefits and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs and North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs. For answers to specific questions click here.
- Disability Compensation for veterans who are totally or partially disabled due to service-related illnesses or injury.
- Disability Pension for wartime veterans who are totally disabled to work due to non-related service illnesses or injury.
- Medical and Hospital Treatment for eligible veterans.
- Home Loan Guaranty for veterans of service after September 11, 1940.
- Scholarships for eligible children of combat veterans.
- Death Compensation, Pension, and other related claims for dependents of veterans with wartime service or who died of a service-related disability
- Burial Benefits
Veteran Registration Drive: If you are a veteran and live in Franklin County, come by or call our office. You may be entitled to receive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. I am here for your benefit and to help you with your needs. 279 S. Bickett Blvd., Room 200Louisburg, NC 27549
Franklin County Veteran Statistics
Find Franklin County Veteran Status, VA Health Care Coverage, and Period of Military Service. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.
| Age: 19 to 64 Years | 10,605 |
| Gulf War , no Gulf War , no Vietnam Era | 9,430 |
| Gulf War and Gulf War , no Vietnam Era | 3,257 |
| Gulf War , and Gulf War , and Vietnam Era | 142 |
| Gulf War , no Vietnam Era | 9,144 |
| Gulf War and Vietnam Era | 496 |
| Vietnam Era, no Korean War, no World War II | 20,100 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War, no World War II | 372 |
| Vietnam Era and Korean War and World War II | 25 |
| Korean War, no Vietnam Era, no World War II | 4,116 |
| Korean War and World War II, no Vietnam Era | 179 |
| World War II, no Korean War, no Vietnam Era | 2,050 |
| Between Gulf War and Vietnam Era only | 10,435 |
| Between Vietnam Era and Korean War only | 5,051 |
| Between Korean War and World War II only | 254 |
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