The Georgia Department of Veterans Service (GDVS) recently moved its Clarkesville field office to Demorest. The agency says the new office is now ready to assist veterans and their dependents.
The Demorest Veterans Field Service Office (VFSO) is co-located in the Habersham County Health Department in Suite B at 185 Scoggins Drive Demorest, GA 30535.
“This new location will help our veterans get the service they deserve and will make getting additional assistance more convenient,” says GDVS Commissioner Mike Roby in a press release.
Office hours and services
Rose Ann Rudisill manages the Demorest office which serves veterans in Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Stephens, and White counties. The office is open from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The office closes daily from 12-1 p.m. for lunch. It’s closed on Wednesdays so that agents may provide service to the Toccoa satellite location.
No appointment is needed. Assistance is delivered on a “first come, first serve” basis.
Multiple services provided
Roby says Rudisill can assist veterans in filing applications for VA Healthcare, compensation for service-connected disabilities, pension for wartime veterans or surviving family members, financial assistance for home health care, assisted living and nursing home care, Certificates of Eligibility for VA home loans, and Post 9/11 GI Bill education benefits.
She can also assist in certifying eligibility for many benefits provided by the state (i.e., driver’s licenses, special motor vehicle license plates, honorary hunting and fishing licenses, discounts at Department of Natural Resources facilities, and Certificates of Exemption from payment of certain fees and taxation).
You can reach Rudisill at 706-778-7610 or [email protected].
Benefits contribute over $1M to local economy
The Demorest VFSO serves over 27,190 veterans residing in and around Habersham County. During fiscal year 2018, veterans in Habersham and surrounding counties received more than $1.64 million in earned, tax-free benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
For more information visit veterans.georgia.gov/locations/demorest.
