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  • In case you missed it: Webinar to avoid PACT Act scams and identity theft!

    In case you missed it: Webinar to avoid PACT Act scams and identity theft!

    Did you miss the Feb. 1 VA Privacy Service webinar on how to safeguard your PACT Act and other VA benefits, and protect your identity from scammers? Don’t worry, you can still watch it and learn valuable tips. No registration or login required.

  • Just Show up! 40 March PACT Act Events Across the Country

    Just Show up! 40 March PACT Act Events Across the Country

    In March, VA will host 40 events nationwide to educate Veterans about the benefits and health care available to them as a result of the PACT Act.

  • Bob Woodruff Foundation to host educational webinar on PACT Act

    Bob Woodruff Foundation to host educational webinar on PACT Act

    Join the Bob Woodruff Foundation on April 5 at 3 p.m. EST for an online panel discussion. Experts from VA and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will discuss the historic expansion of benefits and health care provisions in the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.

  • VA releases dashboard to measure the PACT Act’s impact on Veterans and survivors

    VA releases dashboard to measure the PACT Act’s impact on Veterans and survivors

    VA will be publishing the PACT Act Performance Dashboard every other Friday to measure the implementation of PACT Act and showcase its impact on Veterans and survivors.

  • Kansas City VA holds PACT Act awareness event

    Kansas City VA holds PACT Act awareness event

    Kansas City VA hosted its first PACT Act Town Hall during VA's “PACT Act Week of Action.” Event at new clinic was a one-stop-shop event on all things PACT Act.

  • Protecting Your PACT Act benefits

    Protecting Your PACT Act benefits

    Have you seen television commercials, social media posts, or other advertisements from companies telling you to “act now” to claim your Camp Lejeune or PACT Act benefits?

  • VBA hosting job fairs focused on positions to process PACT Act claims

    VBA hosting job fairs focused on positions to process PACT Act claims

    VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is hosting on-site and virtual hiring fairs in February and March that are designed to connect job seekers with positions related to the PACT Act, the new law that may make Veterans exposed to toxins while serving eligible for benefits and care. The fairs are part of VA’s PACT Act initiative to hire processors to handle the many claims that have been submitted since the PACT Act became law in August 2022.

  • Learn How to Protect PACT Act benefits from identity theft scammers

    Learn How to Protect PACT Act benefits from identity theft scammers

    Register for a webinar on PACT Act benefits and staying safe from Identity Theft Scammers, on February 1, 2023, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.

  • Veteran Chet Frith describes his personal PACT Act connection

    Veteran Chet Frith describes his personal PACT Act connection

    Chet Frith is a Veteran with 22 years of service and a serious medical condition he likely contracted while stationed overseas. He’s also now a VA employee.

  • South Texas VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action event

    South Texas VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action event

    PACT Act events across America were held to explain to Veterans what the historic law could mean for them and their family members.

  • Dallas VA’s PACT Act week of action

    Dallas VA’s PACT Act week of action

    The Dallas VA PACT Act Week of Action brought 710 Veterans and 350 family members and caregivers to VA to enroll in health care and get screened for possible toxic exposure.

  • Wrap Up: VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action to inform Vets and survivors about new health care and benefits

    Wrap Up: VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action to inform Vets and survivors about new health care and benefits

    Between Dec. 10-17, VA hosted more than 120 PACT Act Week of Action events across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to inform Veterans, their families and survivors about the PACT Act and to encourage them to apply for the health care and benefits they have earned.

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Last updated March 23, 2023

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