Find state and nonprofit services across Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Glendale, Sun City and Tempe. Compare claims-service offices, hosted appointments and referral contacts. These listings do not imply the county operates each office.
Maricopa County has about 233,000 veterans, the 1st largest veteran population among Arizona’s 15 counties and equivalents by ACS estimates. Free claims help from an accredited VSO representative is available through claims offices, including the ADVS benefits counselor at the Phoenix State Veteran Home and DAV and American Legion offices. The Arizona Veterans Resource Center in Mesa, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Arizona Chapter in Phoenix and the VFW Arizona service office contact in Tempe are referral contacts, not listed claims offices. ADVS also offers free phone and video appointments statewide. From the county center, the Carl T. Hayden Veterans’ Administration Medical Center is 27 miles away and the Phoenix Regional Benefit Office is 25 miles away; these are straight-line distances, not driving distances. The Vietnam era only is the largest service era, and Agent Orange exposure questions depend on where and when you served.
State benefits counseling for veterans, dependents and survivors, including claims, decision reviews and records assistance.
4141 North Silvestre Herrera Way, Phoenix, AZ 85012Counselor hours are not published. The home’s residential hours are not counselor hours.
American Legion
The American Legion’s national finder lists this Arizona service office. It shares a building with DAV but has a different suite. The listed phone also serves ADVS scheduling.
3333 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1048, Phoenix, AZ 85012Appointment hours and walk-in availability are not published in the national finder.
Community support
Community resource connections, case management, housing, employment and peer support. Ask for a referral if you need claims representation.
1833 W. Main Street, Suite 103, Mesa, AZ 85201Service hours were not confirmed on the source page.
Claims assistance through the Phoenix chapter. The chapter meeting venue is not a confirmed claims appointment location.
Call to confirm service officer availability.
DAV Chapter 20 offers service officer appointments in Glendale. Ask what documents to bring when you call.
8447 N. 61st Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85302Call for a service officer appointment.
Star Chapter 24 serves the Sun City and Surprise area. Confirm the appointment location; the published postal address is a PO box.
Mailing address only: P.O. Box 1911, Sun City, AZ 85372Call for an appointment. The published number has a 478 area code.
DAV Chapter 8 hosts claims assistance at the VA Southeast Clinic. This is a DAV service appointment, separate from a VA medical appointment.
3285 S. Val Vista Drive, Gilbert, AZ 85297Monday and Friday mornings, by appointment only. Official pages list different closing times; confirm your appointment time with the chapter.
Chapter service officers provide free help with benefits and claims. This is the Mesa chapter house, separate from the Gilbert clinic location.
655 N. Gilbert Road, Mesa, AZ 85203Monday, Tuesday and Friday appointments; Wednesday and Thursday walk-ins. Official pages give different closing times for walk-in days. Call for current hours and the monthly Saturday date.
DAV national service office listed at the VA Regional Office. Local chapter service offices, including Tucson, are listed separately.
3333 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1053, Phoenix, AZ 85012Office hours and walk-in availability were not published in the locator.
Chapter support and advocacy for veterans with spinal cord injuries, diseases or dysfunction. Ask the chapter for a connection to benefits services.
1001 East Fairmount Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85014Chapter center hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. These are not confirmed claims appointment hours.
Contact VFW’s listed Arizona claims contact or its department office to ask about benefits assistance. VFW also offers an online claims request.
Mailing address only: 6423 S. Ash Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85283Claims appointment hours are not confirmed. Department office hours do not establish counselor availability.
For statewide phone and remote help, see the Arizona directory.
The DAV and American Legion national service offices have different suites in the same Phoenix building. Mesa and Gilbert DAV appointments have separate schedules; verify your location when booking.
ADVS: benefits appointments across Arizona (opens in a new tab)
Call the Claim Raven 24-hour VSO prep line to get your records ready before your appointment. Claim Raven is not a VSO office. Your VSO's number is listed above.
Call (833) 387-1649The ACS estimates about 233,000, give or take 3,970 civilian veterans in Maricopa County.
By ACS estimates, Maricopa County has the 1st largest veteran population among Arizona's 15 counties and equivalents.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share with a service-connected rating | 27 percent below the Arizona share; below the national share. | 28 percent | 30 percent |
| Share rated 70 percent or higher | 11 percent the same rounded estimate as the Arizona share; below the national share. | 11 percent | 13 percent |
Maricopa County has about 64,400, give or take 1,760 veterans 75 and older, making up 28 percent of its veterans compared with 29 percent in Arizona.
Veterans under 35 in Maricopa County number about 22,200, give or take 1,330; their 10 percent share is above Arizona's 9 percent.
Maricopa County has about 23,300, give or take 1,130 women veterans; both the county and Arizona round to a 10 percent share.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income | $55,938 ± $1,045 | $53,307 ± $598 | $54,224 ± $147 |
| Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income | $45,004 ± $267 | $41,020 ± $160 | $41,154 ± $99 |
| Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over | 7.1% ± 0.5 points | 7.6% ± 0.3 points | 7.4% ± 0.1 points |
| Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over | 28.3% ± 0.9 points | 30.9% ± 0.6 points | 30.7% ± 0.1 points |
| Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64 | 77.3% ± 1.1 points | 73.1% ± 0.9 points | 73.9% ± 0.2 points |
| Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64 | 3.9% ± 0.6 points | 3.9% ± 0.4 points | 4.1% ± 0.1 points |
| Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over | 96.4% ± 0.3 points | 96.1% ± 0.3 points | 95.5% ± 0.1 points |
| Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over | 36.5% ± 0.8 points | 33.7% ± 0.5 points | 31.8% ± 0.2 points |
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 218,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 242,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA reports 78,855 veterans in Maricopa County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
| Rating group | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 percent | 15,671 |
| 30 to 40 percent | 8,682 |
| 50 to 60 percent | 9,424 |
| 70 to 90 percent | 23,392 |
| 100 percent | 21,686 |
FY2019: 62,036 recipients. Change to FY2025: +16,819.
VA does not publish some small counts. Those show as “Not published.” VA county compensation data (opens in a new tab).
In 2025, lenders reported 8,257 VA-backed home loans out of 111,793 home loans made in Maricopa County (7.4% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Average VA loan amount reported: about $479,000.
The 2026 FHFA one-unit county loan limit here is $832,750. This limit matters for a VA loan only when part of your entitlement is still tied to another VA loan. VA explains remaining entitlement and loan limits (opens in a new tab).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 72,400, give or take 2,010) and post-9/11 only (about 44,000, give or take 1,930).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA reported about $2.1 billion in compensation and pension spending and about $1.5 billion in medical care spending in Maricopa County for FY2025.
Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center (opens in a new tab)
650 East Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012-1839
New-patient wait for primary care: 18 days (VA, as of October 1, 2026).
New-patient wait for mental health: 18 days (VA, as of October 1, 2026).
about 27 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Southwest VA Clinic (opens in a new tab)
9250 West Thomas Road, Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85037-3382
New-patient wait for mental health: 50 days (VA, as of October 1, 2026).
New-patient wait for primary care: 16 days (VA, as of October 1, 2026).
about 17 miles in a straight line from the county center.
West Valley Vet Center (opens in a new tab)
14050 North 83rd Avenue, Suite 170, Peoria, AZ 85381
about 24 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Phoenix VA Regional Benefit Office (opens in a new tab)
3333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
about 25 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Call to confirm hours before you go.
The second-nearest medical center to Maricopa County is Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (opens in a new tab) in Prescott, AZ, about 83 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Maricopa County is Phoenix Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Phoenix, AZ, about 28 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Phoenix RO (station 345); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona (opens in a new tab)
2929 E Pinnacle Peak Road Phoenix, AZ 85024
480-513-3600
About 36.5 miles in a straight line from the county center. Burial space: open.
Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana (opens in a new tab)
15950 N Luckett Rd Marana, AZ 85653
520-638-4894
About 92.4 miles in a straight line from the county center. Burial space: open.
State veterans cemeteries set their own eligibility rules.
National Cemetery Administration lists checked October 2, 2026. Cemetery coverage and distance method.
VA-recognized State Veterans Homes listed in VA's FY2025 per diem list, September 2024. VA State Home list (opens in a new tab).
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
On one night in January 2024, Phoenix, Mesa/Maricopa County CoC counted 440 veterans experiencing homelessness (347 sheltered, 93 unsheltered).
AZ-502 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 475 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Your nearest VA medical center by straight-line distance is Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center (opens in a new tab), 602-277-5551. Ask for the homeless coordinator.
VA's FY2026 Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) intake list names these providers. About VA SSVF (opens in a new tab).
The National Treatment Court Resource Center lists 13 veterans treatment courts in Maricopa County as of December 31, 2025.
These courts connect participating veterans involved in the justice system with treatment and support. Each court sets its own eligibility rules. National Treatment Court Resource Center maps (opens in a new tab).
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
For the Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 then press 1. VA crisis support (opens in a new tab)
Qualifying Arizona veterans with a 100 percent service-connected rating receive a full primary residence exemption, subject to the household income limit.
Arizona offers a vehicle license tax exemption to qualifying veterans certified 100 percent disabled and drawing compensation on that basis.
Ask the office about VA Form 21-0966 to preserve a potential benefits start date while gathering evidence. Check your intent to file deadline.
ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. The summary paragraph was drafted by AI from the facts on this page and checked automatically against them. Full method.
Distances are straight-line estimates between county internal points. Representatives may serve clients outside their local area.
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