VA-accredited representatives in Columbus, OH

42 people are accredited by the VA to represent veterans on disability claims in Columbus, OH — 27 of them work for free. Names, phone numbers and registration numbers below, straight from the VA's roster.

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Accredited in Columbus, OH

NamePhoneTypeOrganizationAccreditedVA reg #
Robert Breeckner614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeNatl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Disabled American Veterans2026 (est.)60665
Angela Cline—no phone publishedVSO representativeNatl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers2015 (est.)37226
Jeffrey Conley(614) 525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2017 (est.)43373
Daniel Craver614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2023 (est.)54135
Lee Daugherty614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Disabled American Veterans2024 (est.)58230
Donna Jo Decker614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2024 (est.)58231
Felicia Forrest614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers2025 (est.)59429
Joseph Fridley614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2017 (est.)40957
John Gilligan202-861-2700switchboardVSO representativeAmerican Legion2016 (est.)37740
Vicki Gordon-Smith614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2022 (est.)53335
Kraig Hallam216-522-3510shared lineVSO representativeVeterans of Foreign Wars2026 (est.)61184
Veronda Hanks614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2017 (est.)40891
Corey Hardin614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2019 (est.)46822
Calandra Jones614-525-2500shared line
also listed: 202-861-2700		VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2019 (est.)48160
Immanuel Jones614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2022 (est.)53334
Zachary Kinnett614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2018 (est.)44269
Doreen Lafferty614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2009 (est.)14413
David Lemkau614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans2025 (est.)59427
Sierra Marquette1-800-810-7148switchboardVSO representativeAmerican Veterans2023 (est.)54237
Lawrence Newton1-800-810-7148switchboardVSO representativeAmerican Veterans2015 (est.)33696
David Nill937-268-6511shared lineVSO representativeAmerican Veterans2025 (est.)60248
Dustin Peck614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers2026 (est.)60843
Louis Santos614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers2025 (est.)59432
Brandon Sigman614-228-0188VSO representativeVietnam Veterans of America, Veterans' Voice of America2024 (est.)57089
Etta Sivier614-525-2500shared line
also listed: 202-861-2700		VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2018 (est.)46085
Chardon Truitt614-525-2500shared lineVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars2018 (est.)44268
Matthew Zelnik614-525-2500shared line
also listed: 614 644 0898		VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services2019 (est.)48159
Danny Bank614-738-1357Attorney—2024 (est.)57733
Melonia Bennett614-915-7169Attorney—202457671
Sandra Booth614-784-9451Attorney—20089052
Abigail Dop740-816-8311Attorney—202662017
Laura Eickholt614-414-0316Attorney—202559037
Jeffrey Griffith—no phone publishedAttorney—201222679
Ashton Hood614-466-5461Attorney—202559357
Charles Huddleston614-488-7878Attorney—201222666
Casaundra Johnson937-789-1619Attorney—201845013
Scott Kovach614-715-8575Attorney—202456451
Anna Lynch614-999-9030Attorney—202456133
Dilynn Roettker614-737-0122Attorney—201640417
Keith Stevens614-628-0802Attorney—201225477
Ryan Welker614-286-3812Attorney—201536641
Horace Walker(614) 441-1976Claims agent—202661629

3 of these listings ring a switchboard, not a desk

The VA publishes one phone number per representative, and for 3 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

NamePhoneTypeOrganizationCityAccreditedVA reg #
Darell Bishop740-362-7478VSO representativeAmerican LegionDelaware2023 (est.)54140
Jacob Brault740-362-7478VSO representativeAmerican LegionDelaware2024 (est.)58223
Peter Drayer740-474-3650VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsCircleville2024 (est.)57826
Gary Felver937-268-6511 x2967shared lineVSO representativeAmerican LegionDelaware2014 (est.)30507
Todd Huffman740-474-3655VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsCircleville2017 (est.)40893
Michelle Jones216-522-3504VSO representativeAmerican LegionDelaware2008 (est.)3146
Jennifer Moore202-861-2700switchboardVSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsLondon2013 (est.)26903
Leslie Reynolds740-652-7925VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans' Voice of AmericaLancaster2015 (est.)37079
Peter Robinson740-852-0676VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsLondon2024 (est.)56455
Wesley Smith740-474-3650VSO representativeOhio Department of Veterans Services, Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign WarsCircleville2023 (est.)55454
Thomas White216-522-3504VSO representativeAmerican LegionDelaware2021 (est.)51404
Jackie Collins614-314-5504Attorney—Hilliard201638222
Andrew Cosslett614-953-6006Attorney—Dublin202660595
Ashley Donnelly614-799-8387Attorney—Worthington202661458
Clifford Farrell614-221-1827Attorney—Dublin20089353
Chad Fritz614-798-9800Attorney—Dublin201638672
Russell Golowin(614) 453-5208Attorney—Dublin200810751
Amy Grover614-799-8387Attorney—Worthington202457110
Patrick Hall614-921-7300Attorney—Hilliard202253089
Heidi Hrabcak614-799-8387Attorney—Worthington201121265
Michael Hrabcak614-781-1400Attorney—Worthington201121233
Jesse Meade614-255-0268Attorney—Gahanna202559393
Hailey Murdock614-799-8387Attorney—Worthington202456794
Kelly Parks614-389-1038Attorney—Dublin202151468
Breanna Tolbert425-351-3611out-of-stateAttorney—Canal Winchester202456326
Moyo Mitchell614-674-9373Claims agent—Pickerington202354172
Carl Price(614) 440-5395Claims agent—Hilliard20056929

The organizations behind these representatives

OrganizationAccredited reps
nationally		 In Ohio Median years
accredited		Appointing them
American Legion3,7122845.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
American Veterans91157.3Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Disabled American Veterans1,6752795.1Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Natl Assoc'n of County Veterans Service Officers1,9922494.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Ohio Department of Veterans Services2932936.2Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Veterans of Foreign Wars2,2972585.4Accepts online POA requests
Veterans' Voice of America118168.5Paper VA Form 21-22 only
Vietnam Veterans of America222428.2Paper 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 Ohio is

669,181 veterans live in Ohio and 540 accredited representatives of all kinds are listed there — about 1,239 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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