For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans service organizations; or from veterans offices run by state and local governments.
The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023, and the average time to process a claim was about 148 days. Here's what potential beneficiaries can expect during the PACT Act application process.
The vast majority of the 4 million veterans the VA had screened for toxic exposures as of July 2023 were already enrolled in VA health care. Here's how the PACT Act could affect current VA beneficiaries.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A new youth detox center is opening to fill a gap in youth addiction services, according to Kaitlin Richards, operations manager for Kaitlin’s House.