Points of Contact

This office is open by appointment only.

(Note: This office only handles appeals. For status updates on pending benefits claims, please contact your VFSO.)

1700 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033

Phone: 404-929-5345
Fax: 404-929-5347

Officers

Officers have claim responsibilities as indicated by the digits below their names. These assignments are made based on the last two numbers in a VA claim number. (E.g., for Claim 123-45-6789, the determining digits are 89).

Dawn Thomas
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 00-09)

Raphael Castile
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 10-19)

Marceda Rand
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 20-29)

Tawana Wiley
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 30-39)

Renee Dubois
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 40-49)

Belinda Boldoe
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 50-59)

Wanetta Blackwell
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 60-69)

Grace Hooks
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 70-79)

Demario Rucker
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 80-89)

Andrew "Scott" Yarbrough
[email protected]
Appeals Officer
(Digits 90-99)

Administrative Support

Latika Archie
[email protected]
Administrative Support
404-929-5349

Deborah Clayton
[email protected]
Administrative Support
404-929-5361

Leadership

Need help? First, contact the Appeals Officer responsible for your digits.

If you have trouble contacting an Appeals Officer, would like to report a problem, make a suggestion, give a compliment, or give feedback, please contact the Appeals Division's leadership team.

Shelly-Ann Simpson
[email protected]
Director

Edwin Berry
[email protected]
Assistant Director

Ava Redd
[email protected]
Office Administrative Generalist