Mission

The mission of the Titus County Veterans Service Officer is to ensure that Titus County veterans and their families receive all the rights and entitlements provided for veterans by federal and state law.

The Titus County Veterans Service Officer advocates for veterans, their families, and their survivors and must achieve the highest quality in assisting veterans.

Veteran Service Officer

Douglas Pille

903-572-0382

vso@co.titus.tx.us

Please call to schedule an appointment. I typically do not have time to handle walk-in appointments. 

Responsibilities

The Titus County Veterans Service Officer is responsible for assisting veterans and their families in obtaining benefits they are entitled to from the U. S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the State of Texas. Our purpose is to help veterans, and their families deal with the often confusing and overwhelming task of completing the necessary forms and applications required by the VA in order to support a claim for benefits.  The Veterans Service Officer (VSO) reports to the Commissioners Court and performs duties under the technical guidelines established by the Texas Veterans Commission and Federal Law under C.F.R. 38. There is no charge for our services.

Federal Benefits

There are various benefit programs that veterans, dependents of veterans, and their survivors may be entitled to. Listed below are some of the federal veterans' benefits.

Health Care Services
Service Connected Disability Compensation
Non-Service Connected Pension
Dependency Indemnity Compensation
Death Pension
Burial Benefits
Vocational/Rehabilitation Programs
VA Guaranteed Home Loans
VA Educational Assistance
Veterans Life Insurance
Board of Veteran Appeals
Military Funeral Honors

For additional information concerning these and other benefit programs, you may contact the VA directly by calling the toll free number, 1-800-827-1000 or by accessing the VA website. Links to specific pages at the VA are located on the left side of this page. 

State Benefits

Land Programs
Housing Assistance
Home Improvement
State Veterans Homes
State Veterans Cemeteries
Educational Assistance (Hazelwood Act)
Employment and Reemployment Assistance
Vocational Employment and Job Training Programs
Special License Plates
Tax Exemption for Veterans
Free Recording of Discharges (DD-214)
 
For additional information regarding State of Texas veterans' benefits, you may call the toll free Texas Veterans Hot Line at 1-800-2252-8387 or by accessing the websites listed on the left side of this page. 

SAFEGUARDING YOUR DD-214

All veterans benefits both federal and state require proof of service. This is your DD-214 Separation of Service from the Armed Forces. It is extremely important that this document be safeguarded. One way to safeguard this document is to record it with the County Clerk. Under Local Government Code, Sec. 192.002, the County Clerk must record this document free of charge for all veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. It should be noted, however, that the DD-214 would become a public record.

If you have not recorded your DD-214 in the County Clerk's Office, and it has been lost or destroyed, you can request another one from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Mo., by completing Form SF-180. It should be noted that many records of Army and Air Force personnel who served during WWI, burned in a fire in 1973, and cannot be reproduced. A Certificate of Service will be issued in place of the discharge document and will serve as proof of service. For additional information regarding this process, contact our office or visit the web site https://www.archives.gov.