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

Oconee County's claims route is the Georgia Department of Veterans Service's Athens Veterans Field Service Office - Veterans Service Officer and Manager Matt Williamson (706-733-0188, ext. 45575) and Veterans Service Officer Carie Lince (the same line), 9249 U.S. Highway 29, Athens, GA 30601 - which the GDVS's list serves "Barrow, Clarke, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, and Oglethorpe"; appointments are preferred and walk-ins are 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, Watkinsville, Watkinsville, Bogart, Bishop, North High Shoals.

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

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Oconee County, GACounty

The office. The GDVS's find-an-office list carries one row naming Oconee: "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 ... (706) 733-0188, ext. 45575" and "Veterans Service Officer Carie Lince ... (706) 733-0188, ext. 45575", each at 9249 U.S. Highway 29. Hours: "Monday - Friday: 09:00 a.m. - 04:30 p.m." - closed Saturday and Sunday, all Eastern. Which door. The county seat's nearest office is Athens, the adjoining county to the north; an Oconee veteran may walk in as time permits or call the Athens 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 directories list the Clerk of Courts, the Tax Commissioner, the Board of Tax Assessors and the rest, and no veterans line; the Board of Commissioners' 2025-2026 meeting record names no veterans-office item.

Thresholds

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