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Accredited in Columbus, OH
| Name | Type | Organization | Phone | Accredited | VA reg # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Breeckner | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 614-525-2500shared line | 2026 (est.) | 60665 |
| Angela Cline | VSO representative | National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | —no phone published | 2015 (est.) | 37226 |
| Jeffrey Conley | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | (614) 525-2500shared line | 2017 (est.) | 43373 |
| Daniel Craver | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2023 (est.) | 54135 |
| Lee Daugherty | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Disabled American Veterans | 614-525-2500shared line | 2024 (est.) | 58230 |
| Donna Jo Decker | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2024 (est.) | 58231 |
| Felicia Forrest | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 614-525-2500shared line | 2025 (est.) | 59429 |
| Joseph Fridley | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2017 (est.) | 40957 |
| John Gilligan | VSO representative | American Legion | 202-861-2700switchboard | 2016 (est.) | 37740 |
| Vicki Gordon-Smith | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2022 (est.) | 53335 |
| Kraig Hallam | VSO representative | Veterans of Foreign Wars | 216-522-3510shared line | 2026 (est.) | 61184 |
| Veronda Hanks | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2017 (est.) | 40891 |
| Corey Hardin | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2019 (est.) | 46822 |
| Calandra Jones | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 202-861-2700switchboard | 2019 (est.) | 48160 |
| Immanuel Jones | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2022 (est.) | 53334 |
| Zachary Kinnett | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2018 (est.) | 44269 |
| Doreen Lafferty | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2009 (est.) | 14413 |
| David Lemkau | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 614-525-2500shared line | 2025 (est.) | 59427 |
| Sierra Marquette | VSO representative | American Veterans | 1-800-810-7148switchboard | 2023 (est.) | 54237 |
| Lawrence Newton | VSO representative | American Veterans | 1-800-810-7148switchboard | 2015 (est.) | 33696 |
| David Nill | VSO representative | American Veterans | 937-268-6511shared line | 2025 (est.) | 60248 |
| Dustin Peck | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 614-525-2500shared line | 2026 (est.) | 60843 |
| Louis Santos | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 614-525-2500shared line | 2025 (est.) | 59432 |
| Brandon Sigman | VSO representative | Vietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of America | 614-228-0188 | 2024 (est.) | 57089 |
| Etta Sivier | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 202-861-2700switchboard | 2018 (est.) | 46085 |
| Chardon Truitt | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 614-525-2500shared line | 2018 (est.) | 44268 |
| Matthew Zelnik | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services | 614 644 0898shared line | 2019 (est.) | 48159 |
| Chad Baker | Attorney | — | 614-737-0169 | 2022 | 53075 |
| Danny Bank | Attorney | — | 614-738-1357 | 2024 (est.) | 57733 |
| Melonia Bennett | Attorney | — | 614-915-7169 | 2024 | 57671 |
| Sandra Booth | Attorney | — | 614-784-9451 | 2008 | 9052 |
| Alphonse Cincione | Attorney | — | 614-221-3151 | 2009 | 12902 |
| Laura Eickholt | Attorney | — | 614-414-0316 | 2025 | 59037 |
| Jeffrey Griffith | Attorney | — | —no phone published | 2012 | 22679 |
| Ashton Hood | Attorney | — | 614-466-5461 | 2025 | 59357 |
| Charles Huddleston | Attorney | — | 614-488-7878 | 2012 | 22666 |
| Casaundra Johnson | Attorney | — | 937-789-1619 | 2018 | 45013 |
| Scott Kovach | Attorney | — | 614-715-8575 | 2024 | 56451 |
| Kaila Krausz | Attorney | — | 614-249-9393 | 2009 | 15195 |
| Wren Kruse | Attorney | — | 614-369-8634 | 2018 | 43537 |
| Geoffrey Kunkler | Attorney | — | 614-628-0806 | 2012 | 23004 |
| Anna Lynch | Attorney | — | 614-999-9030 | 2024 | 56133 |
| Karin Nordstrom | Attorney | — | 614-327-3076 | 2018 | 43603 |
| Dilynn Roettker | Attorney | — | 614-737-0122 | 2016 | 40417 |
| Kathi Schear | Attorney | — | 614-580-8494 | 2022 | 52699 |
| Keith Stevens | Attorney | — | 614-628-0802 | 2012 | 25477 |
| Christine Turner | Attorney | — | 512-529-7090out-of-state | 2015 | 21670 |
| Ryan Welker | Attorney | — | 614-286-3812 | 2015 | 36641 |
| Horace Walker | Claims agent | — | (614) 441-1976 | 2026 | 61629 |
5 of these listings ring a switchboard, not a desk
The VA publishes one phone number per representative, and for 5 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
| Name | Type | Organization | Phone | City | Accredited | VA reg # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darell Bishop | VSO representative | American Legion | 740-362-7478 | Delaware | 2023 (est.) | 54140 |
| Jacob Brault | VSO representative | American Legion | 740-362-7478 | Delaware | 2024 (est.) | 58223 |
| Peter Drayer | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 740-474-3650 | Circleville | 2024 (est.) | 57826 |
| Gary Felver | VSO representative | American Legion | 937-268-6511 x2967shared line | Delaware | 2014 (est.) | 30507 |
| Todd Huffman | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 740-474-3655 | Circleville | 2017 (est.) | 40893 |
| Michelle Jones | VSO representative | American Legion | 216-522-3504 | Delaware | 2008 (est.) | 3146 |
| Jennifer Moore | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 202-861-2700switchboard | London | 2013 (est.) | 26903 |
| Leslie Reynolds | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Voice of America | 740-652-7925 | Lancaster | 2015 (est.) | 37079 |
| Peter Robinson | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 740-852-0676 | London | 2024 (est.) | 56455 |
| Wesley Smith | VSO representative | Ohio Department of Veterans Services, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars | 740-474-3650 | Circleville | 2023 (est.) | 55454 |
| Thomas White | VSO representative | American Legion | 216-522-3504 | Delaware | 2021 (est.) | 51404 |
| Richard Bechtol | Attorney | — | 740-502-4797 | Dublin | 2021 | 51238 |
| Eric Cole | Attorney | — | 614-221-1827 | Gahanna | 2010 | 16403 |
| Jackie Collins | Attorney | — | 614-314-5504 | Hilliard | 2016 | 38222 |
| Andrew Cosslett | Attorney | — | 614-953-6006 | Dublin | 2026 | 60595 |
| Matthew Donald | Attorney | — | 740-400-4194 | Baltimore | 2012 | 24844 |
| Ashley Donnelly | Attorney | — | 614-799-8387 | Worthington | 2026 | 61458 |
| Clifford Farrell | Attorney | — | 614-221-1827 | Dublin | 2008 | 9353 |
| Chad Fritz | Attorney | — | 614-798-9800 | Dublin | 2016 | 38672 |
| Russell Golowin | Attorney | — | (614) 453-5208 | Dublin | 2008 | 10751 |
| Amy Grover | Attorney | — | 614-799-8387 | Worthington | 2024 | 57110 |
| Patrick Hall | Attorney | — | 614-921-7300 | Hilliard | 2022 | 53089 |
| Heidi Hrabcak | Attorney | — | 614-799-8387 | Worthington | 2011 | 21265 |
| Michael Hrabcak | Attorney | — | 614-781-1400 | Worthington | 2011 | 21233 |
| Jesse Meade | Attorney | — | 614-255-0268 | Gahanna | 2025 | 59393 |
| Jennifer Moore | Attorney | — | 740-400-4194 | Baltimore | 2016 | 37803 |
| Hailey Murdock | Attorney | — | 614-799-8387 | Worthington | 2024 | 56794 |
| Kelly Parks | Attorney | — | 614-389-1038 | Dublin | 2021 | 51468 |
| Breanna Tolbert | Attorney | — | 425-351-3611out-of-state | Canal Winchester | 2024 | 56326 |
| Moyo Mitchell | Claims agent | — | 614-674-9373 | Pickerington | 2023 | 54172 |
| Carl Price | Claims agent | — | 614-440-5395 | Hilliard | 2005 | 6929 |
The organizations behind these representatives
| Organization | Accredited reps nationally |
In Ohio | Median years accredited | Appointing them |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion | 3,753 | 280 | 5.5 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| American Veterans | 93 | 16 | 7.1 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| Disabled American Veterans | 1,663 | 265 | 5.1 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| National Association of County Veterans Service Officers | 2,133 | 257 | 4.9 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| Ohio Department of Veterans Services | 301 | 301 | 6.0 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | 2,342 | 265 | 5.4 | Accepts online POA requests |
| Veterans' Voice of America | 123 | 16 | 8.3 | Paper VA Form 21-22 only |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | 227 | 44 | 8.3 | Paper 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 Ohio is
669,181 veterans live in Ohio and 569 accredited representatives of all kinds are listed there — about 1,176 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)
| Rating | Monthly (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 |
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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