GDVS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operations Update

For immediate release

GDVS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Operations Update

Keeping Georgia’s veterans, their families, and our staff healthy and secure is of the utmost
importance to us.

The GDVS is following recommendations from public health authorities on social distancing to
mitigate any potential spread of the virus at any of our Veterans Field Service Offices,
veterans homes, and memorial cemeteries.

All GDVS Veterans Field Service Offices will suspend in person meetings, effective
immediately. Offices remain open for business, but veterans must call or email their local office for
assistance (https://veterans.georgia.gov/field-offices).

Veterans who need to submit physical evidence for a claim should call and arrange a time to
drop off paperwork with a field officer.

Veterans in need of assistance with an appeal should email their assigned Appeals Officer
directly (https://veterans.georgia.gov/contact-appeals).

Visitation at our veterans nursing homes in Augusta and Milledgeville is suspended, with
exceptions on a case by case basis for compassionate care. Daily operations will continue with
modifications to ensure the safety and health of all residents. Our staff is closely monitoring the
situation and continues to monitor for updates from federal and state authorities.

Both veterans memorial cemeteries in Glennville and Milledgeville have temporarily suspended
committal services. Burial operations and interments will continue and families are permitted
to visit grave sites after daily burials have been completed. Families may schedule committal
services to be held in the future.

Additional changes to operations may be made as this public health crisis continues to evolve.
We will continue to monitor the situation and update as necessary.

For accurate and reliable information about COVID-19,
visit https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus or https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
ncov/index.html.

For more information on the contents of this news release, please contact the GDVS Public
Information Division at gavetsvc@vs.state.ga.us.