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If you are a veteran in California and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease, contact a Veteran Service Officer near you for help in filing a VA claim. These professionals know their way around the VA system and can assist veterans and their families in a number of ways.

 

Alameda County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Michael L. Ennis 6955 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94605 (510) 577-3547 (510) 577-1947 9:00 - 5:00 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Lawrence Gurst 24100 Amador Street, 3rd Floor Hayward, CA 94544 (510) 265-8271 None 9:00 - 5:00 Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Amador County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Floyd Martin 11041 American Legion Way (Highway 49 & New Airport Road) Mail: 810 Court Street Jackson, CA 95642 (209) 267-5764 (209) 267-0419 8:00 - 4:00 M - F

Butte County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Cliff McFelter (Interim) 196 Memorial Way, #5
Chico, CA 95926		 (530) 891-2759 (530) 895-6508 9:00- 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F

Calaveras County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Sylvia O'Flinn 509 E. St. Charles Street
San Andreas, CA 95249		 (209) 754-6867 or (209) 754-6452 (209) 754-3293 8:30 - 12:00 Tuesday 9:00 - 4:00 Wednesday, Thursday

Colusa County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Henry E. Rodegerdis 901 Parkhill Street
Colusa, CA 95932		 (530) 458-0494 (530) 458-0461 8:30 - 5:00 M - F

Contra Costa County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Gary D. Villalba 10 Douglas Drive, #100
Martinez, CA 94553		 (925) 313-1481 (925) 313-1490 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
Jill Martinez 100 37th Street, #1033
Richmond, CA 94805		 (510) 374-3241 (510) 374-7955 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F

Del Norte County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Gerald Cochran 810'AH' Street
Crescent City, CA 95531		 (707) 464-2154 (707) 464-0409 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F

El Dorado County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Rod Barton 130 Placerville Drive, Suite B
Placerville, CA 95667		 (530) 621-5892 (530) 621-2218 8:00 - 5:00 M - F
Francis 'Doc' League 1360 Johnson Boulevard, Suite 103A
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150		 (530) 573-3134 (530) 543-6730 8:00 - 5:00 Tuesday - Friday

Fresno County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Charles Hunnicutt 3845 N. Clark Street, #101
Fresno, CA 93726		 (559) 454-5436 (559) 454-5400 9:00 - 4:00 Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 12:00 Friday

Glenn County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Cindy Holley 525 W. Sycamore Street, Suite A
Willows, CA 95988		 (530) 934-6524 (530) 934-6355 8:00 - 5:00 Monday, Thursday 8:00 - 12:00 Wednesday

Humboldt County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Jodie Burgess 825 5th Street, Room 310 Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-7341 or (707) 445-7611 (707) 476-2487 8:30 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F

Imperial County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Saul Sanabria 2695 S. 4th Street El Centro, CA 92243 (760) 337-5012 (760) 337-5042 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Inyo County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Yvette Mason 207 W. South Street Bishop, CA 93514 (760) 873-7850 (760) 872-1610 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Thursday

Kern County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Chuck Bikakis 1120 Golden State Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 868-7300 (661) 868-7301 8:00 - 5:00 M - F
Chuck Bikakis 455 Lexington Street Delano, CA 93215 (661) 725-3101 None 9:30 - 3:00 First & Third Tuesdays
Chuck Bikakis 400 N. China Lake Boulevard Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (760) 375-1564, Ext. 226 None 9:30 - 3:00 Second & Fourth Fridays
Chuck Bikakis 1775 Highway 58 Mojave, CA 93501 (661) 824-7121 None 10:00 - 3:00 Wednesday
Chuck Bikakis OPC 1801 Westwind Drive Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 632-1800 None 10:30 - 3:30 Second & Fourth Thursdays
Chuck Bikakis 315 Lincoln Street Taft, CA 93268 (661) 763-2490 None 10:00 - 2:00 Second & Fourth Tuesdays
Chuck Bikakis 7050 Lake Isabella Boulevard Lake Isabella, CA 93240 None None 10:00 - 2:00 Second & Fourth Tuesdays 9:30 - 2:00 First & Third Tuesdays

Kings County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Joe Wright 1400 W. Lacey Boulevard Hanford, CA 93230 (559) 582-3211, Ext. 2664 (559) 584-0438 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Lake County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Jim Brown 255 N. Forbes Street Lakeport, CA 95453 (707) 263-2384 (707) 262-1861 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
Jim Brown 3981 Veterans Way Clearlake, CA 95422 (707) 994-0646 None 10:00 - 12:00 Thursday

Lassen County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Michael Schneider 1205 Main Street Susanville, CA 96130 (530) 251-8192 (530) 251-4901 7:00 - 5:30 Monday - Thursday

Los Angeles
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Col. Joseph N. Smith 2615 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 744-4827 (213) 748-5473 8:00 - 4:00 M - F
Robert Ortiz 335-A E. Avenue K-6 Lancaster, CA 93535 (661) 723-4495 None 8:00 - 4:00 M - F
Andre Brinney 17600-B Santa Fe Avenue Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221 (301) 761-2221 None 7:00 - 3:00 Monday - Thursday
Peter Roman 1427 W. Covina Parkway, Room 100A West Covina, CA 91790 (626) 813-3402 None 8:00 - 12:00 Monday - Thursday
8644 Norwalk Boulevard Whittier, CA 90606 (562) 695-9040 None 1:00 - 4:00 Thursday
Dorene Hartley 17171 E. Gale Avenue City of Industry, CA 91745 (626) 854-4844 None 7:00 - 3:00 M - F
Alex De La Vara VA-OPC 351 E. Temple, Room B-307 Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 253-2677, Ext. 4605 None 8:00 - 4:00 M - F
George Dixon Sepulveda VA Outpatient Clinic 16411 Plummer Street, Room B-114 Sepulveda, CA 91343 (818) 891-7711, Ext. 9146 None 8:00 - 4:00 M - F

Madera County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Dennis Blessing 200 W. 4th Street Madera, CA 93637 (559) 675-7766 (559) 675-7911 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Marin County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Mort Tallen 10 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 1010 San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 499-6193 (415) 499-6465 8:00 - 4:30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Mariposa County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Robert Johns 5085 Bullion Street P. O. Box 774 Mariposa, CA 95338 (209) 966-3696 (209) 966-3293 9:00 - 5:00 Tuesday, Wednesday

Mendocino County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Carl Stenberg 747 S. State Street Mail: P. O. Box 839 Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 463-4226 (707) 463-4226 8:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
360 N. Harrison Street Mail: P. O. Box 1306 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 (707) 964-5823 (707) 961-6396 8:00 - 11:30 or by appointment Monday - Thursday

Merced County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Darren Hughes 3605 Hospital Road, Suite E Atwater, CA 95301 (209) 385-7588 (209) 725-3848 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Modoc County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Billi Taylor 204 S. Court Street Alturas, CA 96101 (530) 233-62098 (530) 233-5794 12:15 - 5:00 M - F

Mono County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Yvette Mason 207 W. South Street Bishop, CA 93514 (760) 873-7850 (760) 872-1610 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Thursday

Monterey County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Rich Garza 1200 Aguajito Road, Room 102 Monterey, CA 93940 (831)-647-7610 None 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
Angela Blais 1000 S. Main Street, Room 107 Salinas, CA 93901 (831) 796-3585 (831) 757-3475 1:00 - 5:00 Monday and Wednesday 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 - 12:00 Friday
Eddie Humada VA Outpatient Clinic 3401 Engineer Lane Seaside, CA 93955 (831) 883-3811 None 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 Monday - Thursday 1:00 - 5:00 Friday

Napa County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Patrick Jolly 900 Coombs Street, Suite 257 Napa, CA 94559 (707) 299-1489 None 8:00 - 4:00 M - F

Nevada County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Ray E. Holcomb, IV 255 S. Auburn Street Grass Valley, CA 95945 (530) 273-3396 (530) 272-3182 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Orange County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Doug Boeckler County Operations Center 1300 S. Grand Avenue, Building B Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 567-7450 (714) 567-7674 8:00 - 5:00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:30 - 5:00 Tuesday

Placer County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Rick Buckman DeWitt Center 2995 First Street Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 889-7968 (530) 885-8648 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
John Brett 1880 Sierra Gardens Drive Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 784-6127 (916) 789-4575 8:30 - 4:30 M - F

Plumas County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Sheryl Austin Health and Human Services Center 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 107 Quincy, CA 95971 (530) 283-6275 or (800) 219-5295 (530) 283-6146 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Riverside County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Bill Densmore 1153A Spruce Street Riverside, CA 92507 (951) 955-6050 or (951) 955-3010 (951) 955-6061 8:00 - 5:00 M - F
Jeannett Phillips 1075 N  State Street, Hemet, CA 92543 (951) 766-2566 (951) 766-2567 1:00 - 4:00 M - F
Ronald Jackson 82-675 Highway 111, Room 120 Indio, CA 92201 (760) 863-8266 (760) 863-8478 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Thursday

Sacramento County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Jeff Pealer 2007 19th Street Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 874-6611 or (916) 874-6713 (916) 874-8868 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

San Benito County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Rich Garza 649 San Benito Street Hollister, CA 95203 (831) 637-4846 (831) 637-1609 8:00 - 12:00 M - F

San Bernardino County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Bill J. Moseley 175 W. 5th Street, 2nd Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415 (909) 387-5516 (909) 367-6090 7:30 - 4:30 Monday - Thursday
Julie Lujan 13260 Central Avenue Chino, CA 91710 15456 W. Sage Street, Suite 201 Victorville, CA 92392 (909) 465-5241 (909) 465-5245 7:30 - 4:30 Monday - Thursday
Rhoda Rhoades 15456 W. Sage Street, Suite 201 Victorville, CA 92392 (760) 843-4300 (760) 843-4306 7:30 - 4:30 Monday - Thursday
Darlene Lee Loma Linda VA Medical Center 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 (909) 583-6018 None 8:00 - 3:00 Monday - Thursday
Misty Taylor 56357 Pima Trail Yucca Valley, CA 92284 and 73629 Sun Valley Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 (760) 228-5234 None 9:00 - 3:00 Tuesday 9:00 - 3:00 Wednesday
Rachel Hay Veterans Home of California 100 E. Veterans Parkway, Building 100 Barstow, CA 92311 (760) 252-6257 None 8:00 - 4:30 Monday, Thursday

San Diego County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Tom Splitgerber 734 W. Beech Street, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 531-4545 (619) 232-3960 8:00 - 4:00 M - F
Mike Schuster 1830 West Drive, Suite 107 Vista, CA 92083 (760) 643-2049 None 6:30 - 4:30 Monday - Thursday

San Francisco County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Cheryl D. Cook 875 Stevenson Street, Suite 250 San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 554-7100 (800) 807-5799 CA Only (415) 554-7101 9:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commissioner 4150 Clement Street, Building 2, Room 65 San Francisco, CA 94121 (415) 379-5613 (415) 750-2256 7:30 - 4:00 Tuesday - Thursday

San Joaquin County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Ron Green 105 S. San Joaquin Street Stockton, CA 95202 (209) 468-2916 (209) 468-2918 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

San Luis Obispo County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Michael Piepenburg 801 Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 781-5766 (805) 781-5769 9:00 - 5:00 M - F
Senior Center 240 Scott Street Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 237-3881 None Second Thursday, Call for appointments

San Mateo County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Jim Kenny 550 Quarry Road San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 802-6598 (650) 637-7742 7:00 - 5:30 Tuesday - Friday

Santa Barbara County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Mozart Booker 108 E. Locust Lompoc, CA 93463 (805) 737-7900 (805) 735-1386 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
Rhonda Murphy 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Room 47 Santa Maria, CA 93455 (805) 346-7160 (805) 346-8331 7:30 - 6:00 Monday - Thursday
Robert Langley 315 Camino Del Remedio, Building 2 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (805) 681-4500 (805) 681-4501 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Santa Clara County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Peter Garrison 68 N. Winchester Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 553-6000 (408) 553-6016 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F
Ken Kershaw VA Outpatient Clinic 80 Great Oaks Boulevard San Jose, CA 95119 363-3000, Ext. 75544 None 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 3:00 Tuesday, Thursday

Santa Cruz County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Kenneth Burke 842 Front Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 458-7110 (831) 458-7116 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F
Lorena Vasquez 215 E. Beach Street Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 763-4419 (831) 763-4720 8:30 - 12:30 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F

Shasta County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Dave Lanford 2625 Breslauer Way, #4 Redding, CA 96001 (530) 225-5616 (530) 245-6454 8:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00 M - F

Siskiyou County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Mike Murphy 311 Lane Street Yreka, CA 96097 (530) 842-8010 (530) 842-8378 8:00 - 5:00 M - F
Mt. Shasta (530) 842-8010 None Call for appointment

Solano County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Bill Reardon 675 Texas Street, Suite 4700 Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 784-6590 (707) 784-0927 9:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F
Dennis Murphy 401 Amador Street Vallejo, CA 94590 (707) 553-5261 (707) 553-5672 9:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 M - F

Sonoma County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Chris Bingham 3725 Westwind Boulevard, Suite 101 P. O. Box 4059 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 (707) 565-5960 (707) 565-5980 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

Stanislaus County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Carolyn Hebenstreich 121 Downey Avenue, Suite 102 P. O. Box 1143 Modesto, CA 95353 (209) 558-7380 (209) 558-8648 8:00 - 4:30 M - F

Tehama County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Bill Johnson 633 Washington Street, Room 15 P. O. Box 729 Red Bluff, CA 96080 (530) 529-3664 (530) 529-7933 12:00 - 4:00 Monday - Thursday

Trinity County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Douglas Bue 101 Memorial P. O. Box 1230 Weaverville, CA 96093 (530) 623-3975 (530) 623-4125 8:00 - 4:30 M - F

Tulare County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Dan Britton 205 N. 'L' Street Tulare, CA 93274 1900 W. Olive Porterville, CA 93257 (559) 685-3300 (559) 685-3370 7:30 - 5:30 Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 12:00 Friday
1900 W. Olive Porterville, CA 93257 (559) 781-7963 (559) 781-7979 9:00 - 4:00 Second Thursday

Tuolumne County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Beth Barnes 101 Hospital Road Sonors, CA 95370 (209) 533-6880 (209) 533-6884 9:00 - 4:00 M - F

Ventura County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
George Compton 1701 Pacific Avenue, Suite 110 Oxnard, CA 93033 (805) 385-6366 (805) 385-6371 9:00 - 4:00 M - F
Pacific Arts Plaza, Suite C 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard Thousand Oaks, CA 93162 (805) 373-2564 None 12:30 - 4:00 Wednesday
980 Enchanted Way Simi Valley, CA 93065 (805) 955-2286 None 8:00 - 11:30 Wednesday

Yolo County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Ted Puntillo 120 W. Main Street, Suite A Woodland, CA 95695 (530) 406-4850 (530) 406-4850 7:30 - 4:00 M - F

Yuba-Sutter County
Officer/Rep. Address Phone Fax Hours
Marvin King, Jr. 1114 Yuba Street, Suite 150, Box 7 Marysville, CA 95901 (530) 749-4967 (530) 749-4992 8:00 - 5:00 M - F

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