BVA's Field Service Program is organized into six separate regions to better serve our Nation's blinded veterans and their families. Those regions include the following states, commonwealths and foreign countries.

National Director of BVA's Field Service Program
Stephen Matthews
BVA National Headquarters
477 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-371-8880 or 1-800-669-7079, Ext. 3322
Fax: 202-371-8258

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Region I

Area covered: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Ed Eckroth
VA Regional Office and Insurance Center
5000 Wissahickon Avenue
P.O. Box 42938
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Phone: 215-381-3066 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6008)
Fax: 215-381-3182
edward.eckroth@va.gov

Region II

Area covered: Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.

Claudia Perry
VA Regional Office
1722 I Street, NW, Room 211
Washington, DC 20421
Phone: 202-530-9285 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6002)
Fax: 202-223-1319
claudia.perry@va.gov

Region III

Area covered: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Douglas Brooks
VARO, Suite 1-349
1700 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30031
Phone: 404-929-5339 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6004)
Fax: 404-929-5340
douglas.brooks@va.gov

Region IV

Area covered:Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Daniel Johnson
Hines VA Hospital
5000 South Fifth Avenue
Hines, IL 60141
Phone: 708-202-5973 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6006)
Fax: To Be Announced
Email: To Be Announced

Region V

Area covered: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

Edgar Penaloza
Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Building 120, 114C VISOR
Houston, TX 77030
Fax: 713-794-8851
Email: To Be Announced

Region VI A

Area covered: Northern California, Hawaii, Arizona, Idaho, Washington, New Mexico, Alaska. (Area Codes 408, 415, 510, 530, 650, 707, 916)

Lazaro Martinez, Jr.
Assistant National Field Service Program Director
VA Medical Center
10535 Hospital Way
Building 11 Room 44
Mather, CA 95655-4200
Phone: 916-843-7020/7026 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6007)
larry.martinez@va.gov

Region VI B

Area covered: Southern California, Oregon, Nevada. (Area Codes 209, 213, 310, 562, 619, 626, 714, 760, 805, 818, 909)

Earl Ivie
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Room 5212
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: 310-235-6125 or 800-669-7079 (Voicemail 6003)
Fax: 310-235-6110
bviviee1@va.gov