Spotsylvania County, VA Veterans Service Office (VSO)
Find Virginia Department of Veterans Services claims contacts for Spotsylvania County.
If you live in Spotsylvania County, free claims help is available from an accredited VSO representative; confirm availability before traveling. Virginia Department of Veterans Services lists the Fredericksburg Office (Spotsylvania Ave) and Fredericksburg VA Health Care Center Office for claims. Call or request an appointment before visiting, since some sites require military installation access. These are claims offices, unlike the Virginia VFW department service contact, which is a referral contact with no usable Virginia office address; the official Virginia service directory can help you find a current claims representative. The Massaponax VA Clinic in Fredericksburg is 9 miles away, and the Richmond VA Medical Center is 48 miles away, measured in a straight line from the county center, not by road. Spotsylvania County’s largest veteran service-era group is post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s), about 3,130, give or take 456; PACT Act exposure questions depend on where and when you served.
Veterans benefits and claims assistance. Contact the provider to confirm how to get help.
Area served: Caroline County, Culpeper County, Fredericksburg City, King George County, Prince William County, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, Westmoreland County.
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The ACS estimates about 14,400, give or take 747 civilian veterans in Spotsylvania County.
By ACS estimates, Spotsylvania County has the 12th largest veteran population among Virginia's 133 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Spotsylvania County
Virginia
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
40 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
35 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
21 percent
above the Virginia share; above the national share.
16 percent
13 percent
Spotsylvania County has about 2,130, give or take 185 veterans 75 and older, making up 15 percent of its veterans compared with 19 percent in Virginia.
Spotsylvania County has about 1,160, give or take 279 veterans under 35, making up 8 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Virginia.
Spotsylvania County has about 1,950, give or take 338 women veterans, making up 14 percent of its veterans compared with 15 percent in Virginia.
Income, work and education in Spotsylvania County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Spotsylvania County
Virginia
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$96,376 ± $7,760
$73,248 ± $784
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$45,904 ± $1,538
$44,636 ± $229
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
3.1% ± 1.2 points
5.6% ± 0.3 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
19.5% ± 2.3 points
23.6% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
83.9% ± 3.4 points
79.3% ± 0.3 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
2.8% ± 1.4 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.4% ± 1.2 points
96.4% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
41.9% ± 3.2 points
44.0% ± 0.6 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 13,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 14,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Spotsylvania County
VA reports 7,521 veterans in Spotsylvania County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
894
30 to 40 percent
690
50 to 60 percent
812
70 to 90 percent
2,159
100 percent
2,966
FY2019: 3,845 recipients. Change to FY2025: +3,676.
In 2025, lenders reported 1,074 VA-backed home loans out of 4,657 home loans made in Spotsylvania County (23.1% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are post-9/11 and Gulf War (1990s) (about 3,130, give or take 456) and post-9/11 only (about 2,970, give or take 427).
VA reported about $233.3 million in compensation and pension spending and about $84.6 million in medical care spending in Spotsylvania County for FY2025.
about 60 miles in a straight line from the county center.
Call to confirm hours before you go.
Outside Virginia, in Washington, DC, Washington VA Medical Center (opens in a new tab) is Spotsylvania County's second-nearest medical center, about 62 miles in a straight line from the county center.
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, Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania, Stafford Counties CoC counted 3 veterans experiencing homelessness (3 sheltered, 0 unsheltered).
VA-514 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 13 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.
Spotsylvania Courthouse (unincorporated community): about 7,180 residents
Lake Wilderness (unincorporated community): about 3,139 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.
Qualifying Virginia veterans with permanent and total disability at 100 percent, including individual unemployability, receive a principal residence and land exemption.
Virginia waives eight semesters of public college tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying spouses and children of veterans rated at least 90 percent permanently disabled.
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.
VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Spotsylvania County
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