1 Federal Drive
Fort Snelling
St. Paul, MN 55111
Phone: 1-800-827-1000
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Located on the Fort Snelling military reservation, the St. Paul VA Regional Office (VARO) moved to its present site in the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in May 1969.
The St. Paul VARO serves nearly one-half million veterans in geographic Minnesota with over $500 million in VA benefits annually from compensation, pension, and vocational rehabilitation programs.
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MISSION
St. Paul VA Regional Office will be accessible and responsive as we provide timely, accurate, and cost-effective service to veterans and their families.We will earn the respect and trust of veteran and their families by exceeding expectations and achieving excellence in the delivery of benefits and services. May we always keep our country’s promise.
ST. PAUL VA REGIONAL OFFICE BENEFIT PROGRAMS
- VETERANS SERVICE CENTER (VSC)
The St. Paul Veterans Service Center administers benefits to veterans in the State of Minnesota. Benefit programs include compensation for service connected disabilities; death compensation for surviving spouses, children or parents; and dependency and indemnity compensation for spouses, children, helpless children, and parents. Other benefits include adaptive equipment for automobiles, clothing allowances, burial, headstone, and flag.
- PENSION CENTER (PC)
In 2001, St. Paul was selected as the site for one of three Pension Maintenance Centers in the Department of Veterans Affairs. PCs process annual Eligibility Verification Reports and most other adjustments of benefits for individuals in receipt of non-service connected Disability Pension, Death Pension and Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). To view the states we serve, obtain forms, determine your pension eligibility, or find contact information click the link above.
- VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT (VR&E)
VR&E's major emphasis is providing services to Chapter 31 veterans. The goal of the VR&E program is to assist veterans in reaching their maximum potential, primarily finding and keeping employment. The program also assists the more severely disabled veteran achieve independence in daily living. VR&E provides vocational/educational counseling for Chapters 30, 32, 35 and36.
- REGIONAL LOAN CENTER (RLC)
Since 1962, all Loan Guaranty programs for Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota are under the jurisdiction of the St. Paul VA Regional Office. In 1997, St. Paul was selected to be one of nine Regional Loan Centers, expanding our Loan Guaranty jurisdiction to nine states throughout the Midwest. The Regional Loan Center services: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin. Active VA home loans for this region are valued at $21.3 billion.
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