Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address
Find veterans benefits contacts for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.
Offices for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
No local office is matched to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region in this directory. Contact a state option below or an office in a nearby county to ask about help.
Getting help in Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
The ACS estimates about 17,700, give or take 1,010 civilian veterans in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
By ACS estimates, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has the 4th largest veteran population among Connecticut's 9 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
27 percent
above the Connecticut share; below the national share.
21 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
10 percent
above the Connecticut share; below the national share.
8 percent
13 percent
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has about 4,850, give or take 383 veterans 75 and older, making up 27 percent of its veterans compared with 35 percent in Connecticut.
Veterans under 35 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region number about 1,500, give or take 345; their 8 percent share is above Connecticut's 6 percent.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has about 1,480, give or take 254 women veterans; both the county and Connecticut round to a 8 percent share.
Income, work and education in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Connecticut
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$65,072 ± $4,528
$59,416 ± $1,352
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,900 ± $1,067
$48,152 ± $329
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.8% ± 0.9 points
5.6% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
27.7% ± 2.7 points
28.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
81.1% ± 4.2 points
78.1% ± 1.7 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.1% ± 1.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.1% ± 0.8 points
94.8% ± 0.6 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
33.8% ± 2.9 points
34.7% ± 1.0 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 16,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 20,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
VA reports 6,329 veterans in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 5,200, give or take 494) and post-9/11 only (about 2,840, give or take 430).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
VA reported about $115.5 million in compensation and pension spending and about $101.5 million in medical care spending in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region for FY2025.
about 36 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Call to confirm hours before you go.
The second-nearest medical center to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is West Haven VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) in West Haven, CT, about 47 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The second-nearest Vet Center to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is Hartford Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Rocky Hill, CT, about 31 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Hartford RO (station 308); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
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.
Cities and towns in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Norwich (city): about 39,973 residents
New London (city): about 27,625 residents
Willimantic (unincorporated community): about 18,096 residents
Groton (city): about 9,490 residents
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park (unincorporated community): about 8,460 residents
More places (17)
Pawcatuck (unincorporated community): about 5,577 residents
Colchester (unincorporated community): about 4,692 residents
Mystic (unincorporated community): about 4,483 residents
Long Hill (unincorporated community): about 4,399 residents
Jewett City (borough): about 3,429 residents
Old Mystic (unincorporated community): about 3,340 residents
Waterford (unincorporated community): about 3,304 residents
Niantic (unincorporated community): about 3,123 residents
Oxoboxo River (unincorporated community): about 2,782 residents
Noank (unincorporated community): about 1,859 residents
South Windham (unincorporated community): about 1,281 residents
Baltic (unincorporated community): about 1,157 residents
Gales Ferry (unincorporated community): about 1,141 residents
Poquonock Bridge (unincorporated community): about 1,105 residents
Stonington (borough): about 934 residents
Groton Long Point (borough): about 546 residents
Mashantucket (unincorporated community): about 86 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
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.
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