VA operates 300 community-based counseling Vet Centers. Many providers at Vet Centers are veterans of combat themselves. Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Military sexual trauma counseling and bereavement counseling are also provided.
Services are available for family members for military related issues, and bereavement counseling is offered for parents, spouses, and children of Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves personnel who died in the service of their country.
Veterans have earned these benefits through their service, and all are provided at no cost to the veteran or family.
Dependent College Fee Waivers can be submitted to us or make an appointment with Beverly Holden or Andrew Norwood at our Red Bluff office. Documentation necessary prior to the appointment are the Veteran’s DD-214, dependent’s birth certificate or if spouse, marriage license, VA rating disability letter and IRS or Franchise Tax Board 2016 income verification for the dependent.
The College Fee Waiver packages will be reviewed by the VSO on administrative Fridays. Please plan ahead on these packages as the VSO will not be able to approve these packages on the same day as the appointment. Thank you for your support.
There are many state and federal benefits and programs available to veterans and their dependents. To find out if you are eligible for any of these benefits, call the Tehama County Veterans Service Office 529-3664.
The VSO is in the former courthouse, 444 Oak St., Ste. C, in Red Bluff. Office appointment hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The Red Bluff office VSO is by appointment only. Corning VSO walk-ins are at the Veterans Memorial Hall 9-11 a.m. the every Tuesday of the month. Los Molinos walk-ins are 9-11 a.m. the first and third Mondays of the month at 7883 State Route 99E. DMV forms for “Veteran” designated on your driver’s license are available at all VSO offices. The Tehama County ID card is available in the Red Bluff VSO office. Incarcerated and Probation Veteran appointments are Thursday mornings. Friday’s we are closed for administration and outreach. We are looking forward to meeting you or seeing you again on your return visit.
Thank you for your support to our veterans.
Kelly Osborne, retired U.S. Coast Guard, is the Veterans Service Officer for Tehama County.