GDVS Blairsville Veterans Field Service Office serving Fannin County (Eddie Fontaine; Christine Collins)

Fannin County's claims route is the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Blairsville Veterans Field Service Office - Veterans Service Officer and Manager Eddie Fontaine (706-835-3980, ext. 344584) and Veterans Service Officer 2 Christine Collins (ext. 344583), 1294 Georgia Highway 515 East, Blairsville, GA 30512 - which the GDVS's list serves "Fannin, Rabun, Towns, and Union"; appointments are preferred and walk-ins are accepted as time permits, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Also called: GDVS, Georgia Department of Veterans Service, Veterans Field Service Office, Blairsville, Eddie Fontaine, Christine Collins, 706-835-3980, 1294 Georgia Highway 515 East, claims, compensation, pension, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge, McCaysville, Morganton.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Fannin County, GACounty

The office. The GDVS's find-an-office list carries one row naming Fannin: "Blairsville - Fannin, Rabun, Towns, and Union - 1294 Georgia Highway 515 East Blairsville, GA 30512". The Blairsville page: "Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted as time permits." The contacts: "Veterans Service Officer and Manager Eddie Fontaine ... (706) 835-3980, ext. 344584" and "Veterans Service Officer 2 Christine Collins ... (706) 835-3980, ext. 344583", each at 1294 Georgia Highway 515 East. Hours: "Monday - Friday: 08:00 a.m. - 03:30 p.m." - closed Saturday and Sunday, all Eastern. Which door. The county seat's nearest office is Blairsville in adjoining Union County, down Georgia 515; a Fannin veteran may walk in as time permits or call the Blairsville line first. See the Georgia State entries for the claims the GDVS files. The county's own record. No county veterans service office appears on the county site: the courthouse directory lists the Clerk of Superior Court, the Tax Assessor, the Tax Commissioner and the rest, and no veterans line; the Board of Commissioners' 2024-2026 record names no veterans-office item.

Thresholds

Thresholds for GDVS Blairsville Veterans Field Service Office serving Fannin County (Eddie Fontaine; Christine Collins)
Gate	Rule
Any Fannin County veteran or family member	GDVS service officers file claims for any veteran or family member; the service is free. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-11-03.

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