Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville, Tennessee Disability Lawyers and the Nashville and Paducah Hearing Offices
Clarksville's ZIP codes and the Fort Campbell ZIP code lead to hearing offices in two different states. Social Security's office locator assigns 37040, 37042 and 37043 to the Clarksville field office at 119 Center Pointe Dr, which is on the Nashville hearing office list, while it assigns 42223 to the Hopkinsville, Kentucky field office, which is on the Paducah, Kentucky list.
Downard & Associates represents adults on both sides of that split with Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. There is no fee unless you win.
How we help
How We Take Clarksville and Montgomery County Claims by Phone or Video
Consultations happen by phone or video, and our attorneys handle hearings from Tennessee by phone or video.
The disability rules are federal. What changes around Clarksville is the address: one field office for the city, Dickson and Waverly, a Kentucky field office for the Fort Campbell ZIP code, and records held in military, VA and civilian systems.
We take SSDI and SSI claims at the application, reconsideration, hearing and Appeals Council stages, and we respond within 3 business hours.
We have no Clarksville office. Consultations happen by phone or video, and our attorneys handle hearings from Tennessee by phone or video. We represent adults age 18 and older. We handle SSDI cases for people who receive VA benefits, but we do not handle VA claims or appeals. We do not take disability cessation or continuing disability review cases, or cases about back pay alone, and we refer federal court appeals to affiliated counsel.
Hearing office
Cumberland Bend: The Hearing Office for Clarksville ZIP Codes
The data file behind Social Security's hearing office locator places the Nashville hearing office at 221 Cumberland Bend, Nashville, TN 37228-1803, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Its list holds five Tennessee field offices: Clarksville, Gallatin, Madison, Nashville and Paris. Our Nashville disability lawyer page covers the other four and their ZIP codes.
POMS GN 03103.040, the section of Social Security's operations manual on the servicing hearing office, says hearing office jurisdiction is determined by the claimant's residence address. The office serving that address has jurisdiction even when the claimant's representative works in another office's service area, so a Lebanon firm does not move a Clarksville case to a different list. A claimant can ask for a hearing in a different office, and Social Security decides whether to transfer the case. The office named on your own hearing letters is the one to follow. Our hearing office directory covers offices nationwide, and our Tennessee disability lawyer page covers all six in the state.
Field office and zip codes
Center Pointe Drive and the ZIP Codes Assigned to It
The locator's office assignments are by ZIP code, so the place names in parentheses are for orientation only.
Social Security's office locator assigns the ZIP codes below to the Clarksville field office at 119 Center Pointe Dr, Clarksville, TN 37040. The locator's office assignments are by ZIP code, so the place names in parentheses are for orientation only. The list is not a full service area, and assignments change, so search your own ZIP code before relying on it.
Montgomery County: 37040, 37042 and 37043 (Clarksville).
Dickson County: 37055 (Dickson).
Humphreys County: 37185 (Waverly).
Dickson and Waverly ZIP codes go to Center Pointe Drive, not to the Nashville field office at 120 Athens Way. The hearing office is the same either way, because both field offices are on the Cumberland Bend list.
Springfield (37172) goes elsewhere on the same list: the locator assigns it to the Madison field office at 140 Cude Lane.
Fort campbell
Fort Campbell's ZIP Code and the Paducah, Kentucky List
The locator assigns 42223 (Fort Campbell, Kentucky) to the Hopkinsville field office at 1650 Marie Drive, Hopkinsville, KY 42240. Hopkinsville is on the list of the Paducah hearing office at Suite 200, 4730 Village Square Drive, Paducah, KY 42001, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. That list names five Kentucky field offices: Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Mayfield, Owensboro and Paducah.
Because residence sets the hearing office, the address on the claim decides which list applies. A household that lists a 42223 address is on the Paducah list; one that lists a Clarksville ZIP code is on the Nashville list. If your address changes while a claim is pending, check the new ZIP code at ssa.gov/locator and watch which hearing office your next letter names.
Veterans and service members
Faster Processing for Service Members and 100% P&T Veterans
You can apply while in the military or after discharge.
Social Security's publication Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors says it uses an expedited process for military service members whose disability occurred while on active military duty on or after October 1, 2001, regardless of where the disability occurs. After it receives the SSDI application, Social Security identifies it as a military service member claim and expedites it both at Social Security and at Disability Determination Services.
The same publication says active-duty status and military pay do not necessarily prevent payment of SSDI. Social Security counts the actual work activity, not the amount of pay or the duty status, and a service member treated at a military medical facility who works in a designated therapy program or on limited duty has that work evaluated. You can apply while in the military or after discharge.
For veterans, Social Security's publication Expedited Processing of Veteran's 100% Disability Claims says a veteran rated 100% Permanent and Total (P&T) must identify as a "veteran rated 100% P&T" when applying and give Social Security the VA notification letter that verifies the rating. The publication says the rating by itself does not assure Social Security disability benefits. Social Security's Wounded Warriors publication says its benefits require a separate application from VA benefits. Our veterans page explains how the two programs fit together.
Hearing formats
Who Sets the Hearing Format for a Clarksville Claim
Deadline
30days
Social Security offers hearings by phone, online video, agency video or in person. Under 20 CFR 404.936 for SSDI and 20 CFR 416.1436 for SSI, Social Security sets the time and manner of appearance. Before it schedules the hearing, it notifies you that it may schedule you to appear by phone or agency video, or by online video if you agree.
An objection to a phone or agency video appearance goes to Social Security in writing within 30 days after you receive that notice. Online video takes place only with your written agreement, sent within the same 30 days, and you can withdraw that agreement at any time before the hearing starts. Social Security extends the time if you show good cause for missing it.
A hearing set by phone or online video means no drive to Cumberland Bend or Village Square Drive. Our disability hearings page covers the hearing itself.
Local treatment records
Records From Vanderbilt Clarksville, the Clarksville VA Clinics and Blanchfield
Call that number for the right mailing address, and ask which office holds records from a stay before the change of ownership.
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital (formerly Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville): Vanderbilt Health announced on February 2, 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville Hospital, renamed Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital. Vanderbilt Health's medical record information page takes a patient's own request online through its Patient Medical Records Request option or the My Health at Vanderbilt portal. On paper, the page says to complete the authorization form and fax or mail it to the facility where you received care, and it lists Health Information Management at Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital at (931) 502-1666. Call that number for the right mailing address, and ask which office holds records from a stay before the change of ownership.
Clarksville VA clinics: VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System lists the Clarksville VA Clinic at 782 Weatherly Drive, Clarksville, TN 37043, and the Montgomery County VA Clinic at 647 Dunlop Lane, Clarksville, TN 37040. The system's medical records office page lets you download VA records online after you sign in. By mail, VA Form 10-5345a goes to 3400 Lebanon Pike, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, and the page lists Release of Information offices on the Murfreesboro and Nashville campuses, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital: its medical records page calls the online patient portals the quickest way to reach your records. For copies, it asks for the DD 2870 form (the BH DD 2870 for behavioral health records), faxed to 270-798-0782 or dropped off at A Building, 1st Floor, Room 1AA17, 650 Joel Drive. For retired military records, the page points veterans to the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis and its Standard Form 180.
After a denial
Clarksville Appeal Deadlines and the Five-Day Mailing Rule
Deadline
60days
20 CFR 404.909
After an initial denial, a request for reconsideration is due within 60 days after you receive the notice, under 20 CFR 404.909 for SSDI and 20 CFR 416.1409 for SSI. After a reconsideration denial, a hearing request is due within 60 days after you receive that notice, under 20 CFR 404.933 and 20 CFR 416.1433. Social Security counts a notice as received 5 days after the date on it unless you show it did not arrive within that time, under 20 CFR 404.901 and 20 CFR 416.1401.
A missed deadline can be extended for good cause. 20 CFR 404.911 for SSDI and 20 CFR 416.1411 for SSI list examples, among them a notice you did not receive and important records destroyed or damaged by fire or another accident. File the late request as soon as you can, with a written reason for the delay. Our appeals page covers each level in order.
Common questions
Clarksville, Dickson and Fort Campbell SSDI and SSI Questions
Which Social Security field office takes a Dickson or Waverly address?
The Clarksville field office at 119 Center Pointe Dr. The locator assigns 37055 (Dickson) and 37185 (Waverly) there, not to the Nashville field office, and Clarksville is on the Nashville hearing office list at 221 Cumberland Bend. Check your own ZIP code at ssa.gov/locator.
Can a soldier on active duty still receive SSDI?
Active-duty status and military pay do not necessarily prevent SSDI payment, according to Social Security's Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriors publication. Social Security looks at the actual work activity, not the pay or duty status, and SSDI is not payable while someone does substantial work for pay or profit.
What does a 100% P&T veteran tell Social Security when applying?
Social Security's publication on expedited veteran claims says to identify yourself as a "veteran rated 100% P&T" when you apply, and to give Social Security your VA notification letter verifying the rating. It says an online applicant enters that phrase in the Remarks section.
Who holds records from the hospital that used to be Tennova in Clarksville?
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, the name Vanderbilt Health gave Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville Hospital when it announced on February 2, 2026 that it had completed the acquisition. Vanderbilt Health's records page lists Health Information Management there at (931) 502-1666; ask that office about records from before the change.
Discuss your claim
Talk With Us About a Clarksville or Fort Campbell Claim
Call (615) 255-4307 or start a free review online, and we respond within 3 business hours. Have the ZIP code on your claim and the field office named on your Social Security letters. If you are a veteran, have your VA notification letter; if you served on or after October 1, 2001, note when the disability began. After a denial, keep the notice with the date printed on it and the day it reached you. With a hearing notice, note the day it arrived, because the 30 days to object to a phone or agency video appearance start when you receive it.