Sec. 2.5. The:
(1) department;
(2) commission;
(3) director;
(4) county and city service officers; and
(5) assistants and employees of persons described in subdivisions (1) through (4);
may act at the request of any veteran of the armed forces or a veteran's spouse, surviving spouse, or dependent as necessary to obtain or attempt to obtain for the person making the request any advantage, benefit, or compensation accruing, due, or believed to be accruing or due to the person under any law of the United States, the state, or any other state or government by reason of the service of the veteran in the armed forces of the United States.