Lancaster County
Veterans Service
Veterans Service
lancaster.ne.gov
Nebraska Veterans' Aid Fund (NVA)
This is a temporary emergency aid fund that assists veterans, their spouses, and dependents
when unforseen emergencies occur and other resources are not immediately available. For NVA
purposes, a veteran is any person who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United
States who received an Honorable Discharge, or its equivalent. Application for the fund must be
made through the County Service Officer or Post Service Officer of any recognized veterans'
organization in the county nearest the applicant's place of residence and submitted to the
Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Tuition Waiver
Tuition may be waived by the University of Nebraska, state colleges,
and technical community colleges on behalf of any child, spouse,
widower, or widow, resident of the State of Nebraska, whose parent was
a member of the Armed Forces of the U.S. and who died of a service-
connected disability in W.W.I as defined in State Statute 80-40.101,
or who died of a service-connected disability on December 7, 1941, or
subsequently until such future date as the Legislature shall determine,
or who died subsequent to his discharge as a result of injury or
illness sustained while a member of the Armed Forces which may of may
not have resulted in total disability. Such tuition shall be similarly
waived on behalf of any child whose father or mother is totally
disabled or classified MIA or POW after August 4, 1964. To qualify,
the applicant must be enrolled at the college and be paying resident
tuition rates.
Discharges
The Department has approximately 700,000 discharges on microfilm. If
a veteran entered from and returned to Nebraska upon separation from
the military, a copy of the discharge may be
on file. Certified copies are available at no charge to the veteran.
Grave Registration
The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall preserve, by counties, a
permanent registry of the graves of all persons who served in the
Armed Forces in time of war or whose mortal remains rest in Nebraska.
Information concerning the registry can be obtained from the Department
of Veterans' Affairs or a County Service Officer.
Nebraska Veterans' Homes
There are four homes in Nebraska. Scottsbluff-Grand Island-Norfolk-
Omaha The objective of these homes is to provide nursing home care
to war-time veterans that meet at least the two year residency requirement,
and has become disabled due to service, old age, or otherwise to
an extent that it would prevent the applicant from earning a livelihood.
Entitlement for admission extends to the spouse, surviving spouse, and
Gold Star parents of eligible servicemen and women, provided they meet
certain requirements. Applications are made through the
County Service Officer in the county in which the applicant resides.
Who To Contact For More Info:
For questions or additional information on any issue concerning
veterans, contact:
Lancaster County Veterans' Service Center
129 North 10th Street
Box #25
Lincoln, Ne 68508
(402) 441-7361 or
E-mail