GDVS Athens Veterans Field Service Office serving Madison County (Matt Williamson; Carie Lince)

Madison County's claims route is the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Athens Veterans Field Service Office - Veterans Service Officer and Manager Matt Williamson and Veterans Service Officer Carie Lince (706-733-0188, ext. 45575), 9249 U.S. Highway 29, Athens, GA 30601 - which the GDVS's list serves "Barrow, Clarke, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe"; appointments are preferred with walk-ins accepted as time permits, Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Also called: GDVS, Georgia Department of Veterans Service, Veterans Field Service Office, Athens, Matt Williamson, Carie Lince, 706-733-0188, 9249 U.S. Highway 29, claims, compensation, pension, Danielsville, Danielsville, Comer, Hull, Ila.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Madison County, GACounty

The office. The GDVS's find-an-office list carries one row naming Madison: "Athens - Barrow, Clarke, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe - 9249 U.S. Highway 29 Athens, GA 30601". The Athens page: "Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are accepted as time permits." The contacts: "Veterans Service Officer and Manager Matt Williamson" and "Veterans Service Officer Carie Lince", each at (706) 733-0188, ext. 45575. Hours: "Monday - Friday: 09:00 a.m. - 04:30 p.m." - closed Saturday and Sunday, all Eastern. See the Georgia State entries for the claims the GDVS files. The county's own record. No veterans service office appears on the county site: madisoncountyga.us's department lists name the Tax Commissioner, the Property Valuation office, the courts and the rest, and no veterans line.

Thresholds

Thresholds for GDVS Athens Veterans Field Service Office serving Madison County (Matt Williamson; Carie Lince)
Gate	Rule
Any Madison 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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