PACT Act expands VA health care to Veterans exposed to burn pits, toxic substances, and more
FLINT – The Flint VA Clinic will hold a PACT Act Open House from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on February 24. Staff members from VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and Genesee County Department of Veterans Services will be on hand to answer Veteran’s and other Veterans Service Organization’s questions regarding the new legislation.
Veterans can participate in a brief toxic exposure screening at the Open House and discuss exposures of concern with VA health care providers. Eligibility specialists from VAAAHS and Genesee County Department of Veterans Services will also be available to assist Veterans who’d like to become enrolled in VA health care. These services are provided at no cost to Veterans.
The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act became law in August 2022 and greatly expands VA health care and benefits to Veterans who served in the Vietnam, Gulf War, and Post 9/11 eras. Veterans who feel they were exposed to Agent Orange, burn-pits, or other toxic substances during their military service are highly encouraged to attend. Veterans who served at Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River between August 1953 and December 1987 are also encouraged to attend.
The Flint VA Clinic is located at 2360 South Linden Rd., Flint, MI, 48532. Veterans who cannot attend the Open House may schedule an appointment with VAAAHS or Genesee County Department of Veterans Services.
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About VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) provides state-of-the-art healthcare services to Veterans at eight locations of care in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. VAAAHS is a major tertiary care national and regional referral center and provides care at the Community-based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Adrian, Canton, Flint, Jackson, Howell, Michigan, as well as Toledo, Ohio. The Medical Center campus includes the hospital, outpatient clinics, community living center, a radiation therapy facility, Fisher House, two research buildings, five administrative outbuildings, two parking garages, and an energy center. The facility includes state-of-the-art ambulatory care clinics, operating rooms, cardiac catheterization suite, intensive care units, laboratory, and diagnostic facilities.
