VARO Buffalo has four different jurisdictional areas as follows:

 

COMPENSATION AND PENSION BENEFITS

1-800-827-1000 (https://iris.va.gov)

 

 

Allegany County	Tioga County	Oswego County
Erie County	Cayuga County	Wyoming County
Niagara County	Jefferson County	Chenango County
St. Lawrence County	Ontario County	Madison County
Broome County	Tompkins County	Schuyler County
Genesee County	Chautauqua County	Yates County
Oneida County	Lewis County	Cortland County
Steuben County	Orleans County	Monroe County
Cattaraugus County	Wayne County	Seneca County
Herkimer County	Chemung County
Onondaga County	Livingston County

 

 

education BENEFITS

1-888-442-4551 (www.gibill.va.gov)

 

Connecticut	New Jersey	Vermont
New Hampshire	Rhode Island	Massachusetts
Pennsylvania	District of Columbia	Ohio
Delaware	New York	Virginia
Maine	Maryland	West Virginia

 

 

FOREIGN EDUCATION CLAIMS PROCESSING

 

For those veterans and beneficiaries residing overseas that have education claims under MGIB (Chapter 30), MGIB-SR (Chapter 1606), VEAP (Chapter 32), REAP (Chapter 1607) and DEA (Chapter 35) Programs.

 

Vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits

1-800-827-1000

 

31 Western New York Counties shown above (for C&P Benefits).  Also provides Initial Evaluation Services and Case Management Services for veterans residing east of Thunder Bay, in Ontario, Canada.