VA-accredited representatives in Indianola, IA

3 people are accredited by the VA to represent veterans on disability claims in Indianola, IA — 3 of them work for free. Names, phone numbers and registration numbers below, straight from the VA's roster.

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Accredited in Indianola, IA

NamePhoneTypeOrganizationAccreditedVA reg #
Joel Dingman515-323-7532VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2024 (est.)57454
Stacey Harris Molina(515) 690-9336VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2024 (est.)57983
Deborah Segebart515-690-9333VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2021 (est.)51270

Within 25 miles

NamePhoneTypeOrganizationCityAccreditedVA reg #
Robert Bandstra641-828-2201VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsKnoxville2023 (est.)55669
Donald Brown800-944-2039
also listed: 202-861-2700		VSO representativeAmerican LegionDes Moines2020 (est.)48872
Kevin Brown515-323-7520VSO representativeAmerican LegionDes Moines2014 (est.)32223
Benjamin Dales641-854-1683VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2020 (est.)48400
Richard Davis319-339-7063VSO representativeVeterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2012 (est.)22935
Scott Freye515-323-7547VSO representativeVietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of AmericaDes Moines2010 (est.)17904
Jeromy Geiken515-286-3671VSO representativeNatl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2022 (est.)52000
William Horn515-323-7469VSO representativeAmerican LegionDes Moines2016 (est.)38616
Blaine Hudnall515-286-3670VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2019 (est.)46930
Caleb Humphrey800-944-2039VSO representativeAmerican LegionDes Moines2025 (est.)59069
Judy Keeling515-323-7544VSO representativeParalyzed Veterans of AmericaDes Moines2014 (est.)32869
Angel Kifer515-286-2116VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American VeteransDes Moines2015 (est.)33676
James Krouch301-585-4000switchboardVSO representativeVietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of AmericaDes Moines2017 (est.)42355
Tony Ly319-693-0876VSO representativeVeterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2026 (est.)62020
Kaycee Mitchell515-255-2139VSO representativeVeterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2024 (est.)57884
Michael Mortensen515-286-3672VSO representativeNatl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2015 (est.)35427
Shane Pankonen515-323-7532VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, American LegionDes Moines2017 (est.)42228
Josey Pester515-323-7532VSO representativeAmerican LegionDes Moines2022 (est.)53228
Aaron Powers515-323-7546VSO representativeVeterans of Foreign WarsDes Moines2026 (est.)62021
John Ralls(515) 727-3438VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign WarsJohnston2019 (est.)46218
Gavin Sandvig(515) 727-3444VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans AffairsJohnston2025 (est.)60409
Thaddeus Smith515-462-4680VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsWinterset2023 (est.)54035
Patrick Sweeney515-286-3673
also listed: 202-861-2700		VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American VeteransDes Moines2020 (est.)49019
Audie Thornburg515-323-7539VSO representativeDisabled American VeteransDes Moines2013 (est.)26373
Connie Woodward-Schuttler515-286-3078VSO representativeIowa Department of Veterans Affairs, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Voice of AmericaDes Moines2011 (est.)21365
Robert Kistler515-362-0148Attorney—Des Moines201225744
Robert Lampe, III515-535-6769Attorney—Johnston200912280
Thu Tran515-447-4718Attorney—Des Moines202660910
Jennifer Walker515-381-9479Attorney—Clive201431677

The organizations behind these representatives

OrganizationAccredited reps
nationally		 In Iowa Median years
accredited		Appointing them
American Legion3,7121535.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Disabled American Veterans1,6751115.1Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs134854.9Accepts online POA requests
Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers1,9921484.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Veterans of Foreign Wars2,2971195.4Accepts online POA requests
Vietnam Veterans of America222388.2Paper 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 192 accredited representatives of all kinds are listed there — about 946 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.

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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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