The Veterans Affairs Commission provides assistance to Cedar County veterans who were discharged under Honorable Conditions and/or their family members.

Cedar County Veterans Affairs Commissioners:
Chair: Bruce Jeffries, West Branch; John Sauer, Mechanicsville; Marlin Hillyer, Bennett; Virgil Kruckenberg, Lowden, Patrick Ihns, Bennett.

The Commission of Veterans Affairs provides assistance to Cedar County Veterans who were discharged under Honorable Conditions and/or their family members. Veterans need to have served 90 consecutive days of active Federal service.

Help with the following needs is available, subject to eligibility guidelines:
Rent payments
Utilities
Food and provisions
Medical and dental assistance
Prescription medication
Transportation
Burial assistance
Grave markers

The Veterans Affairs department also provides assistance to ALL veterans and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other veterans aid, which include but are not limited to:
Service connected disability compensation
Special monthly compensation
Non-service connected pension
Surviving spouse pension
Aid & attendance/housebound
Military records upgrade and military records replacement
Agent Orange/PTSD/Desert Storm Sickness/Type II Diabetes/HepC
Application for VA HealthCare System
Application for admission to the Iowa Veterans Home
Headstones
All other federal programs for which veterans and/or dependents may be eligible

For those who wish to register with the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, please choose one of the following three options:

1. Click here to obtain the forms on the VA website;
2. Contact the Cedar County VA Administrator at (563) 886-2170 to obtain the forms
3. Call the Iowa City VA Medical Center at 1-800-637-0128 to request assistance.

Click here to read our current and past VA newsletters