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Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address

Find veterans benefits contacts for Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut.

Offices for Northwest Hills Planning Region

No local office is matched to Northwest Hills Planning Region in this directory. Contact a state option below or an office in a nearby county to ask about help.

Dutchess County, NY

Dutchess County Veterans Service Agency

New York county veterans service agencies

Type of help
Benefits and claims assistance
Location
Pleasant Valley

Veterans benefits advice and help finding a claims appointment.

Area served: Dutchess County. Physical office: Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County.

1335 Route 44, Suite #2, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569

Hours are not confirmed. Contact the provider before planning a visit.

Dutchess County, NY

NYS Veterans Services - Castle Point

New York State Department of Veterans' Services

Type of help
Benefits and claims assistance
Location
Wappingers Falls

Veterans benefits advice and help finding a claims appointment.

Area served: Dutchess County. Physical office: Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County.

Hudson Valley Health Care System -Castle Point Campus, 41 Castle Point Road Bldg. 19, Room C-210, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

Hours are not confirmed. Contact the provider before planning a visit.

Berkshire County, MA

Adams municipal veterans services

Massachusetts municipal/regional veterans services

Type of help
Benefits and claims assistance
Location
Adams

Local veterans benefits assistance. Ask about federal benefits and the requirements for state or local assistance.

Serves: Adams.

3 Hoosac Street, Room 109, Adams, MA 01220

Hours are not confirmed. Contact the provider before planning a visit.

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Getting help in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Connecticut assigns state offices by congressional district and town. Use the official town-to-district list or contact OAA. These guides use the nine current planning regions; they do not assign a region to a district office.

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Veterans in Northwest Hills Planning Region

The ACS estimates about 5,410, give or take 475 civilian veterans in Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Among Connecticut's 9 counties and equivalents, Northwest Hills Planning Region ranks 9th by its estimated number of veterans.

Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
MeasureNorthwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Share with a service-connected rating17 percent

below the Connecticut share; below the national share.

21 percent30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher6 percent

below the Connecticut share; below the national share.

8 percent13 percent

Veterans 75 and older in Northwest Hills Planning Region number about 2,290, give or take 265; their 42 percent share is above Connecticut's 35 percent.

Veterans under 35 account for 4 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Northwest Hills Planning Region; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.

Northwest Hills Planning Region has about 340, give or take 142 women veterans, making up 6 percent of its veterans compared with 8 percent in Connecticut.

Income, work and education in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
MeasureNorthwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticutUnited States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income$59,391 ± $7,124$59,416 ± $1,352$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income$49,127 ± $1,374$48,152 ± $329$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over8.2% ± 4.0 points; small survey sample; treat as roughNot comparedNot compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over32.6% ± 6.2 points28.9% ± 0.9 points30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 6483.2% ± 6.2 points78.1% ± 1.7 points73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 641.2% ± 2.6 points; small survey sample; treat as roughNot comparedNot compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over95.8% ± 2.0 points94.8% ± 0.6 points95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over30.7% ± 4.4 points34.7% ± 1.0 points31.8% ± 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 4,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 5,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.

VA disability compensation in Northwest Hills Planning Region

VA reports 1,340 veterans in Northwest Hills Planning Region receiving disability compensation in FY2025.

VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating groupRecipients
0 to 20 percent346
30 to 40 percent197
50 to 60 percent160
70 to 90 percent331
100 percent306

VA does not publish some small counts. Those show as “Not published.” VA county compensation data (opens in a new tab).

VA home loans in Northwest Hills Planning Region

2025 home loan figures for this county are not in the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) county list.

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).

HMDA 2025 and FHFA 2026 sources.

When they served

The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 2,200, give or take 335) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 777, give or take 190).

For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.

VA money in Northwest Hills Planning Region

VA reported about $36.2 million in compensation and pension spending and about $33.2 million in medical care spending in Northwest Hills Planning Region for FY2025.

Nearest VA locations

Call to confirm hours before you go.

Outside Connecticut, in Leeds, MA, Edward P. Boland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Northwest Hills Planning Region's second-nearest medical center, about 44 miles in a straight line from the county center.

The second-nearest Vet Center to Northwest Hills Planning Region is Hartford Mobile Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Rocky Hill, CT, about 33 miles in a straight line from the county center.

The state registry lists Hartford RO (station 308); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.

Veterans cemeteries and State Veterans Homes

Nearest open VA national cemetery

Calverton National Cemetery (opens in a new tab)
210 Princeton Boulevard Calverton, NY 11933
631-727-5410

About 67.7 miles in a straight line from the county center. Burial space: open.

Nearest VA-funded state or tribal veterans cemetery

Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery (opens in a new tab)
317 Bow Ln Middletown, CT 06457
860-616-3688

About 37.4 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.

Cleanup and former military sites in Northwest Hills Planning Region

EPA Superfund National Priorities List

Formerly Used Defense Sites

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.

Veterans experiencing homelessness

On one night in January 2024, Connecticut Balance of State CoC counted 124 veterans experiencing homelessness (105 sheltered, 19 unsheltered).

CT-505 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.

The HUD workbook reports 145 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 West Haven VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab), 203-932-5711. Ask for the homeless coordinator.

VA homeless programs (opens in a new tab)

Cities and towns in Northwest Hills Planning Region

  • Torrington (city): about 35,547 residents
  • Winsted (unincorporated community): about 6,977 residents
  • Northwest Harwinton (unincorporated community): about 3,088 residents
  • New Hartford Center (unincorporated community): about 1,373 residents
  • Litchfield (borough): about 1,251 residents
More places (12)
  • New Preston (unincorporated community): about 1,146 residents
  • Canaan (unincorporated community): about 961 residents
  • Bantam (borough): about 810 residents
  • Sharon (unincorporated community): about 631 residents
  • Norfolk (unincorporated community): about 523 residents
  • Lakeville (unincorporated community): about 510 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
  • Falls Village (unincorporated community): about 410 residents
  • Riverton (unincorporated community): about 318 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
  • Cornwall Bridge (unincorporated community): about 248 residents
  • Pleasant Valley (unincorporated community): about 219 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
  • Cornwall (unincorporated community): about 84 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
  • West Cornwall (unincorporated community): about 70 residents

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.

Free tools and help

For the Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988 then press 1. VA crisis support (opens in a new tab)

Connecticut benefits

Connecticut exempts qualifying primary dwellings for veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total, subject to local limits.

Connecticut veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total who own no dwelling can exempt one qualifying motor vehicle.

See every Connecticut benefit by rating

Get ready for your appointment

  • Your DD-214 or other discharge papers
  • Any VA decision letters you have received
  • Medical records you want to discuss

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Starting a new claim? Ask about an intent to file

Ask the office about VA Form 21-0966 to preserve a potential benefits start date while gathering evidence. Check your intent to file deadline.

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Nearby counties

Sources and method

ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. Full method.

VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Northwest Hills Planning Region

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Darren Pruslow

Attorney · West Haven · CT

VA-accredited since 2014 · checked

VA accreditation number 31075

4.4 · 28 reviews · Firm rating

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Alison Walker

Attorney · West Haven · CT

VA-accredited since 2023 · checked

VA accreditation number 54810

4.4 · 28 reviews · Firm rating

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Brendan Murphy

Attorney · West Haven · CT

VA-accredited since 2021 · checked

VA accreditation number 51318

4.4 · 28 reviews · Firm rating

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Chelsea Donaldson

Attorney · West Haven · CT

VA-accredited since 2019 · checked

VA accreditation number 46670

4.4 · 28 reviews · Firm rating

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Margaret Kuzma

Attorney · West Haven · CT

VA-accredited since 2013 · checked

VA accreditation number 28439

4.4 · 28 reviews · Firm rating

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