Georgia Department of Veterans Service (GDVS) exists to service the Veterans of Georgia and their families. The Department offers a wide range of superb service and programs, including excellent Veteran’s benefits assistance; devoted claims and appeals support, skilled nursing home care; compassionate cemetery committal services; and rewarding Veterans’ education, on-the-job training, and apprenticeship training program management. GDVS has an e-book that provides an overview of state benefits available to Georgia’s veterans that can be accessed by clicking the "Portal To GDVS E-Book" below:
State Veterans Benefits Field Offices: The GDVS has a dedicated staff of trained experts who are eager to assist veterans with their Federal and state veterans’ benefits claims and entitlements. They will represent the veterans’ interests throughout the claims process, from state to finish, and help them get everything to which they are entitled from the VA or the state. Veterans are invited and encouraged to visit the Claims & Appeals Division or one of the 48 Veterans Field Service Offices. The full list of Field Service Office locations can be accessed by clicking the "Portal To GDVS Field Service Offices Near You" below:
Veterans Field Service Office (Cobb County)
1150 Powder Springs Street, Suite 350
Marietta, GA 30064
Joseph Cummings, Veterans Service Field Officer
Phone: (770) 528-3254
Fax: (770) 528-3278
Veterans Field Service Office (DeKalb County)
250 N. Arcadia Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Kelvin Burford, Office Manager
Phone: (404) 321-6111, ext., 1203749
Veterans Field Service Office (Clayton, Fayette, Fulton & Henry Counties)
1701 Hardee Avenue, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30310
Herbert Ward, Office Manager
Phone: (404) 230-5683
Georgia Department of Veterans Service - Requirements for Burial: To be eligible for burial in the cemetery, a Veteran must have military service under the rules established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Proper paperwork is required to determine eligibility. The veteran’s name; rank; serial, social security and VA claim numbers; date of birth and date of death must be provided to cemetery personnel. A copy of the veteran’s DD Form 214 or other proof of service is required. A copy of the marriage certificate is required for the spouse to be buried with the veteran. To learn more about Georgia Department of Veterans Service - Requirements for Burial, click on the portal below:
Georgia State Veterans Memorial Cemeteries: For information, click on the portal below:
Georgia War Veterans Home - Milledgeville: For information, click on the link below:
How to Request Manufacture of a Georgia Special Veteran License Plate (MV-9W)? For Information, click on the portals below:
State of Georgia Military Veteran License Plates:
Claims & Appeals Division: The Claims & Appeals Division is co-located with the VA at the Atlanta VA Regional Office in Decatur. The Veterans’ claims & Appeals Officers on the state staff interface directly with the Federal VA employees who adjudicate veterans’ claims. They will also advise and represent veterans with any VA appeal they might wish to pursue. For more information, contact: Georgia Department of Veterans Service Claims & Appeals Division, 1700 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033, phone: (404) 929-5345; or click the portal below:
Parking for Disabled Veterans: If a Disabled Veterans License Plate is properly displayed, the Veteran is authorized to park in parking areas designated for persons with disabilities . (No additional parking permit is required.)
