Tom Nelson
Veterans' Service Officer
Old Courthouse
501 Main Street
Neligh, NE 68756
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday-Wednesday
Email: Veterans@antelopecounty.ne.gov
Available with a phone call
Phone: (402) 887-4936
HELPFUL VETERAN RESOURCES
State of Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs
https://www.medicareplans.com/va-military-and-medicare-benefits-resource/
PAST EVENTS
JAN 1, 2025 Office Closed (New Years Day Observed)
JAN 20, Office Closed (Martin Luther King Day Observed)
JAN 26, Antelope County Legion Mtg (Neligh)
FEB 17, Office Closed (Presidents Day Observed)
MAR 14, 8:00am-1:00pm National Association County Officials Mtg (Norfolk)
APR 16-18, Office Closed (VSO Specific Training-Norfolk)
APR 16, 7:00pm to 9:00pm All County Legion Bingo @ Vets Home (Norfolk)
APR 18, Office closed in PM (Good Friday)
APR 25, Office Closed (Arbor Day)
APR 27, Veterans of Foreign Wars District 3 Meeting (Atkinson)
MAY 6, Visiting County Cemeteries placing flag holders
​MAY 26, Office Closed (Memorial Day)
JUN 18, Antelope County Veterans Picnic (Brunswick)
JUN 19, Juneteenth (19th) Sunday
JUL 3, Fred Benning Ceremony (Neligh) renaming of Ft. Benning
JUL 4, Office Closed (Independence Day)
SEP 4, Office Closed 1000 am-4:00pm (VA Appt Omaha)
SEP 10-12 VSO Specific Training (Scottsbluff)
SEP 12 Office Closed 8:00am-12:00pm (NACO Meeting, Norfolk)
SEP 20 All County Legion MTG (Brunswick)
SEP 26-27 Veteran Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic (Yutan, NE)
OCT 2, County Government Day 9:00am-2:30pm
OCT 12 Office Closed (Columbus Day)
OCT 12-14 Women Veterans Symposium (Kearney)
OCT 15 All County Legion Pancake Feed @ Vets Home (Norfolk)
NOV 4-9 Operation Green Light for Veterans
NOV 11, Office Closed (Veterans Day)
FUTURE EVENTS
NOV 26, Office Closed (Work Hour Maintenance)
NOV 27-28, Office Closed (Thanksgiving)
DEC 17-19 Office Closed (NACO Mtg in Kearney)
DEC 24 Open till 12:00pm
DEC 25 Office Closed (Christmas Day)
JAN 1, 2026, Office Closed (New Years Day)
RECENT CHANGES TO VETERANS' BENEFITS:
LB 272 and LB425 Extend homestead exemption to disabled veterans with less than 100% disability rating
VA Dental Insurance Program (VADIP/CHAMPVA -See your County VSO)
The Veterans Service Office (VSO) processes all aspects of veterans claims, burial benefits, licenses, plates and veterans home applications and veterans aid applications at all levels federal, state & county. We also issue flag holders to those veterans buried in our beautiful cemeteries throughout the county. To see what is available please call at the number provided above or click on one of the links provided above. This office is overseen and funded by the Veterans Service Committee and the Antelope County Commissioners, working to serve you better!
If you would like to schedule a Veterans Benefits brief, please call the information previously provided.