Gibson County Veterans Service Office (Bradley Ballentine, Veteran Services Officer)

Gibson County's Veterans Service Office - Veteran Services Officer Bradley Ballentine, a VA-accredited representative, and Belinda Brown, Administrative Assistant, 1252 Manufacturers Row (Suite D per the TDVS roster), Trenton (731-855-7653, [email protected]) - helps with benefits, claims and local resources, Monday to Thursday 8 to 3 by appointment; the office is the county's DD-214 copy route.

Also called: VSO, Veteran Services Officer, Bradley Ballentine, Belinda Brown, 731-855-7653, 1252 Manufacturers Row, Trenton, [email protected], TDVS, Region 1, 58-3-109, DD-214, Trenton, Humboldt, Milan, Dyer, Bradford, Rutherford, Kenton, Gibson, Medina, Spring Hill, Frost, Eaton.

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

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Gibson County, TNCounty

The office. The county's Veterans Service Office page: Bradley Ballentine, Veteran Services Officer; Belinda Brown, Administrative Assistant; "with assistance with benefits, claims, and local resources to ensure our veterans and their families receive the support and recognition they deserve." 1252 Manufacturers Row, Trenton, TN 38382; (731) 855-7653; [email protected]; "Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm By appointment only." The Tennessee Department of Veterans Services' County and State Service Officer Contact Roster (May 2026) lists Gibson County as a Region 1 county office at 1252 Manufacturers Row Suite D, Trenton. T.C.A. 58-3-109 is the county-VSO statute (the State entry). The FAQs. The page's FAQ carries: "What document do I need to apply for Veterans Assistance? DD-214 Honorable Discharge (or under honorable conditions)." "Where can I obtain a copy of my DD-214? Contact this office at (731) 855-7653." Beside definitions: "What is Death Pension? A benefit paid to eligible dependents of deceased wartime veterans." "What is VA Disability Compensation? A benefit paid to veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty or made worse by active military service." The page also links the Property Tax Relief Program for Disabled Veterans (the Trustee's page, below), the VA, and "Veterans and Their Families ... a new statewide resource" - the TDVS Veteran's Response resource. The commission's record. The County Commission (the Legislative Body, 25 commissioners from 19 districts, Mayor Nelson Cunningham presiding, County Clerk Joyce Brown the roll-taker) meets every other month at 9:00 a.m. at the Ed Jones Agri-Plex, 1252 Manufacturers Row, Trenton (731-855-7613). Agendas only are posted - no minutes - and the window's four (November 10, 2025, January 12, 2026, March 12, 2026, May 12, 2026; the July and September 2026 agendas were not yet posted at the read) each carry a standing "Veterans Service Officer" item in the Reports section, between Highway Department and Airport Board. The window's resolutions name no veteran item: November 10, 2025 has a Mental Health Court Grant among fifteen dispensed-with resolutions; January 12, 2026 eleven resolutions (surplus, road list, EMS vehicle); March 12, 2026 nine (SS4A grant, SRO salary supplements, CDBG application, a copier for the Register of Deeds); May 12, 2026's amended order of business carries the standing reports and the Highway Road Board reappointments. The VSO's report is oral, not minuted on the agenda.

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Thresholds for Gibson County Veterans Service Office (Bradley Ballentine, Veteran Services Officer)
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Veterans and their families	The office assists Gibson County veterans and their families with benefits, claims and local resources. No rating is needed.

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