LOCATION
The Winston-Salem Regional Office is the primary
occupant of the Hiram H. Ward Federal Building
and U. S. Courthouse which is located at 251 North
Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The
Regional Office occupies six floors of the eight
story building.
JURISDICTION
The Winston-Salem Regional Office provides benefits
and services in all program areas to veterans,
servicepersons and reservists residing in North
Carolina. The RO is home of the National VA Home
Loan Eligibility Center. The Eligibility Center
in Winston-Salem processes critical home loan
benefit eligibility determinations for veterans
located throughout the United States and overseas.
The Regional Office is also one of two Benefits
Delivery at Discharge (BDD) Program consolidated
sites and processes BDD claims for the eastern
half of the United States.
STATION SIZE
North Carolina ranks ninth in veteran population.
Based on the number of employees, our office ranks
7th out of 58 regional offices in size.
VETERAN POPULATION
According to recent Bureau of Census data, North Carolina's estimated
veteran population is 792,646.
MILITARY BASES
There are six major military bases located in
North Carolina - Ft. Bragg, Camp Lejeune, Cherry
Point Marine Corps Air Station, New River Marine
Corps Air Station, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
and Pope Air Force Base. About 20% of the US Marine
Corps and 10% of the US Army are stationed in
North Carolina. Active duty personnel at these
facilities add over 112,000 current and potential
customers for benefits and services provided by
the Winston-Salem Regional Office.
Service Organizations located at the Winston-Salem
Regional Office:
- American Legion (AL)
- American Veterans of World War II, Korea and
Vietnam (AMVETS)
- Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
- Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH)
- NC Division of Veterans Affairs (NCDVA)
- Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
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