About the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

The MN Dept of Veterans Affairs assists Minnesota’s 381,000 veterans and their dependents to obtain the benefits and services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, formerly called the Veterans Administration.

PLEASE NOTE: No fee is charged for any service provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as specifically noted.

The primary source of contact for all veterans benefits and services is the County Veterans Service Office. County Veterans Service Officers are located in each of Minnesota’s counties and can be contacted through the Government Section of your local telephone book. The commissioner, deputy and assistant commissioners are required to file statements of economic interest with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 196, 197, 198; Minnesota Rules, Chapter 9050

Contact Information:

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Service Building
2nd Floor - Room 206-C
20 West 12th Street
St. Paul, MN 55155-2006
Phone: (651) 296-2562
Fax: (651) 296-3954

Commissioner: Larry Shellito
Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services: Reggie Worlds
Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Health Care: Gilbert Acevedo

MDVA Privacy Statement

Annual Reports

Affirmative Action Plan

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation and/or age. This prohibition with respect to harassment includes both overt acts of harassment and those acts that create a negative work environment.

Read the 2010 to 2012 Affirmative Action Plan

Present and past Commissioners of the MN Dept. of Veterans Affairs