VA Disability by State

All 56 Veterans Affairs Regional Offices (VAROs) by state. Jurisdiction, contact info, and current backlog estimates.

Edited by Shirley Chia

Each state is assigned to one of the 56 Veterans Affairs Regional Offices (VAROs) for claim processing. Some states are split across two VAROs (Texas, New York, Pennsylvania) and some VAROs cover multiple states. Below: the most-trafficked state pages on this site.

California

VARO: Los Angeles · CA south of San Luis Obispo County

largest veteran population in the U.S.

Texas

VARO: Houston / Waco · Texas split: Houston VARO (east) + Waco VARO (west)

second-largest veteran population in the U.S.

Florida

VARO: St. Petersburg · All of Florida + Puerto Rico + USVI

third-largest veteran population in the U.S.

New York

VARO: New York City / Buffalo · NY State split: NYC VARO (downstate) + Buffalo VARO (upstate)

large urban + upstate veteran population.

Georgia

VARO: Atlanta · All of Georgia

large active-duty + retiree population.

North Carolina

VARO: Winston-Salem · All of North Carolina

high active-duty concentration (Fort Bragg / Camp Lejeune).

Virginia

VARO: Roanoke · All of Virginia + WV

high concentration of retirees + DoD-adjacent.

Pennsylvania

VARO: Philadelphia / Pittsburgh · PA split: Philadelphia VARO (east) + Pittsburgh

top-10 veteran population.

Alabama

VARO: Montgomery · All of Alabama

top-15 veteran population, large active-duty + retiree base.

Alaska

VARO: Anchorage · All of Alaska

highest per-capita veteran rate in the U.S.

Arizona

VARO: Phoenix · All of Arizona

large retiree population, growing claims volume.

Arkansas

VARO: Little Rock · All of Arkansas

mid-size veteran population, strong VSO network.

Colorado

VARO: Denver · All of Colorado

large military retiree population (Colorado Springs / Peterson SFB).

Connecticut

VARO: Hartford · All of Connecticut

mid-size veteran population.

Delaware

VARO: Wilmington · All of Delaware

small but engaged veteran population.

District of Columbia

VARO: Washington, D.C. · D.C. + parts of MD/VA

highest density of federal-employee veterans + Board of Veterans' Appeals headquarters.

Hawaii

VARO: Honolulu · All of Hawaii + Pacific territories

high active-duty concentration (Pearl Harbor / Joint Base) + retirees.

Idaho

VARO: Boise · All of Idaho

mid-size veteran population.

Illinois

VARO: Chicago · All of Illinois

top-10 veteran population, urban + downstate.

Indiana

VARO: Indianapolis · All of Indiana

mid-large veteran population.

Iowa

VARO: Des Moines · All of Iowa

mid-size veteran population.

Kansas

VARO: Wichita · All of Kansas

mid-size veteran population, Fort Riley active-duty base.

Kentucky

VARO: Louisville · All of Kentucky

mid-size veteran population (Fort Knox / Fort Campbell).

Louisiana

VARO: New Orleans · All of Louisiana

mid-size veteran population.

Maine

VARO: Togus · All of Maine

oldest VARO in continuous operation (since 1866); small but engaged veteran community.

Maryland

VARO: Baltimore · All of Maryland

large DoD-adjacent + federal retiree veteran population.

Massachusetts

VARO: Boston · All of Massachusetts

top-15 veteran population.

Michigan

VARO: Detroit · All of Michigan

large veteran population.

Minnesota

VARO: St. Paul · All of Minnesota

top-15 veteran population.

Mississippi

VARO: Jackson · All of Mississippi

mid-size veteran population, large active-duty + retiree base.

Missouri

VARO: St. Louis · All of Missouri

large veteran population, top-15.

Montana

VARO: Ft. Harrison · All of Montana

high per-capita veteran rate.

Nebraska

VARO: Lincoln · All of Nebraska

mid-size veteran population.

Nevada

VARO: Reno · All of Nevada

large retiree population, top-15 fastest-growing veteran community.

New Hampshire

VARO: Manchester · All of New Hampshire

mid-size veteran population.

New Jersey

VARO: Newark · All of New Jersey

top-15 veteran population.

New Mexico

VARO: Albuquerque · All of New Mexico

mid-size veteran population, large retiree base.

North Dakota

VARO: Fargo · All of North Dakota

small but engaged veteran community.

Ohio

VARO: Cleveland · All of Ohio

top-10 veteran population.

Oklahoma

VARO: Muskogee · All of Oklahoma

large veteran population, top-15.

Oregon

VARO: Portland · All of Oregon

mid-large veteran population.

Rhode Island

VARO: Providence · All of Rhode Island

small but engaged veteran population.

South Carolina

VARO: Columbia · All of South Carolina

large veteran population.

South Dakota

VARO: Sioux Falls · All of South Dakota

small but engaged veteran community.

Tennessee

VARO: Nashville · All of Tennessee

large veteran population.

Utah

VARO: Salt Lake City · All of Utah

mid-size veteran population.

Vermont

VARO: White River Junction · All of Vermont

small but engaged veteran community.

Washington

VARO: Seattle · All of Washington

top-10 veteran population (Joint Base Lewis-McChord).

West Virginia

VARO: Huntington · All of West Virginia

mid-size veteran population.

Wisconsin

VARO: Milwaukee · All of Wisconsin

top-15 veteran population.

Wyoming

VARO: Cheyenne · All of Wyoming

small but engaged veteran community.

Puerto Rico

VARO: San Juan · Puerto Rico + USVI

large Puerto Rican veteran population.

Guam

VARO: Honolulu (services) · Guam, CNMI, American Samoa

highest per-capita veteran enlistment rate.

U.S. Virgin Islands

VARO: San Juan VARO · USVI under Puerto Rico VARO

small but engaged veteran community.

American Samoa

VARO: Honolulu VARO · American Samoa under Honolulu VARO

highest per-capita veteran enlistment globally.

Northern Mariana Islands

VARO: Honolulu VARO · CNMI under Honolulu VARO

small but engaged veteran community.