VA-accredited representatives in Des Moines, IA

25 people are accredited by the VA to represent veterans on disability claims in Des Moines, IA — 21 of them work for free. Names, phone numbers and registration numbers below, straight from the VA's roster.

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Accredited in Des Moines, IA

NameTypeOrganizationPhoneAccreditedVA reg #
Matthew BramerVSO representativeVeterans of Foreign Wars202-543-2239switchboard2023 (est.)55328
Donald BrownVSO representativeAmerican Legion202-861-2700switchboard2020 (est.)48872
Kevin BrownVSO representativeAmerican Legion515-323-75202014 (est.)32223
Benjamin DalesVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans of Foreign Wars641-854-16832020 (est.)48400
Richard DavisVSO representativeVeterans of Foreign Wars319-339-70632012 (est.)22935
Scott FreyeVSO representativeVietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of America515-323-75472010 (est.)17904
Jeromy GeikenVSO representativeNational Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars515-286-36712022 (est.)52000
William HornVSO representativeAmerican Legion515-323-74692016 (est.)38616
Blaine HudnallVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars515-286-36702019 (est.)46930
Caleb HumphreyVSO representativeAmerican Legion800-944-20392025 (est.)59069
Judy KeelingVSO representativeParalyzed Veterans of America617-303-1395switchboard2014 (est.)32869
Angel KiferVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans515-286-21162015 (est.)33676
James KrouchVSO representativeVietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of America301-585-4000switchboard2017 (est.)42355
Kaycee MitchellVSO representativeVeterans of Foreign Wars515-255-21392024 (est.)57884
Michael MortensenVSO representativeNational Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars515-286-36722015 (est.)35427
Shane PankonenVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, American Legion515-323-75322017 (est.)42228
Josey PesterVSO representativeAmerican Legion515-323-75322022 (est.)53228
Craig RosenVSO representativeMarine Corps League703-207-9588switchboard2025 (est.)60546
Patrick SweeneyVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans202-861-2700switchboard2020 (est.)49019
Audie ThornburgVSO representativeDisabled American Veterans515-323-75392013 (est.)26373
Connie Woodward-SchuttlerVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Voice of America515-286-30782011 (est.)21365
Joel FentonAttorney—515-480-1542201431945
Robert KistlerAttorney—515-362-0148201225744
Clarissa RietveldAttorney—515-850-5405202251719
Thu TranAttorney—515-447-4718202660910

6 of these listings ring a switchboard, not a desk

The VA publishes one phone number per representative, and for 6 of the people on this page that number is an organization's main line shared by hundreds of representatives across the country — not a direct line to them. It is marked switchboard in the table. Ask for the person by name and by VA registration number, and if you cannot get through, any other representative from the same organization can take the case.

Within 25 miles

NameTypeOrganizationPhoneCityAccreditedVA reg #
Laura BairdVSO representativeNational Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars641-664-2170Bloomfield2023 (est.)55276
Raymond ChambersVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars202-861-2700switchboardFairfield2012 (est.)25046
Timothy EvansVSO representativeNational Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps League, Veterans of Foreign Wars641-684-8079Ottumwa2025 (est.)59171
Marcella HannamVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars319-293-3793Keosauqua2024 (est.)56663
Barbara WinslowVSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars(319) 293-3793Keosauqua2023 (est.)54330

The organizations behind these representatives

OrganizationAccredited reps
nationally		 In Iowa Median years
accredited		Appointing them
American Legion3,7531545.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Disabled American Veterans1,6631105.1Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs132864.9Accepts online POA requests
Marine Corps League16527.6Accepts online POA requests
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers2,1331514.9Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Paralyzed Veterans of America13018.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Veterans of Foreign Wars2,3421175.4Accepts online POA requests
Veterans' Voice of America123228.3Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Vietnam Veterans of America227378.3Paper VA Form 21-22 only

Median years accredited is estimated from VA registration number sequence for VSO representatives, whose accreditation dates the VA does not publish; it is exact for attorneys and claims agents.

How stretched Iowa is

181,635 veterans live in Iowa and 198 accredited representatives of all kinds are listed there — about 917 veterans per representative.

That is a statewide ratio, not any one person's caseload, and not every veteran has a claim open. It is here because it is the only workload figure anyone publishes. Veteran counts: VA VetPop2023 State Estimates, FY2023.

What would this rating pay you? (2026 rates)

Official 2026 VA monthly compensation, including the 2.8% COLA increase.

per month ·  per year, tax-free

Dependent add-ons start at a 30% rating. Child-only and dependent-parent rates: see the full 2026 pay chart.

2026 base rates, all ratings (veteran alone)
RatingMonthly (2026, incl. 2.8% COLA)
10%$180.42
20%$356.66
30%$552.47
40%$795.84
50%$1,132.90
60%$1,435.02
70%$1,808.45
80%$2,102.15
90%$2,362.30
100%$3,938.58
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What any of them may charge you

  • VSO representatives cannot charge a fee. Ever. Not for filing, not for "document review", not a percentage of back pay (38 CFR 14.636).
  • Accredited attorneys and claims agents may charge, but only after the VA has issued an initial decision on the claim (38 USC 5904). Anyone charging to file your first claim is either not accredited or not allowed to.
  • Nobody who is not on the VA's roster may prepare or prosecute your claim for a fee (38 CFR 14.629), whatever they call themselves.

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