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Columbia Regional Office

Services Offered by the Columbia Regional Office

VA’s Columbia Regional Office (RO) administers a variety of benefits and services, including Compensation, Education, Insurance, Loan Guaranty, Pension, and Veteran Readiness and Employment, Servicemembers, their families and survivors in South Carolina. We offer the following additional services:

  • Counseling about eligibility for VA benefits and how to apply
  • Information about VA health care and memorial benefits
  • Outreach to Veterans, including those who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and older, minority, and women Veterans
  • Public affairs

Visit VA.gov for an overview of VA’s benefits and services and for links to detailed eligibility and application information.

More About the Columbia Regional Office

Working with the U.S. Department of Defense on Integrated Disability Evaluation System

The Columbia RO is actively engaged in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES), a joint program with the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve the disability rating process. The program aims to create a single disability exam conducted to VA standards and used by both VA and DOD, develop a single disability rating completed by VA that is binding on both departments, and provide payments of VA benefits within 30 days of a Servicemember’s separation from service. The Columbia RO is supporting IDES at five military bases in South Carolina.