Amarillo va to host pact act summer vetfest, vba claims clinic | va amarillo health care | veterans affairs

PRESS RELEASE July 18, 2023 Amarillo , TX — The Amarillo VA Health Care System will host a PACT Act Summer VetFest Tuesday, July 25, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Amarillo VA Medical

Center Kollmar Conference Room, located at 6010 Amarillo Blvd W, Amarillo, Texas 79106. This is a come and go event and appointments are not required. VetFest is a VBA Claims Clinic that

will feature VA benefits and health care professionals who are ready to help eligible Veterans and survivors file a claim or submit their intent to file a claim and get screened for toxic

exposures for PACT Act-related benefits. Although there is no deadline, Veterans who file a PACT Act claim by Aug. 9, 2023, may have their benefits, if granted, backdated to Aug. 10, 2022. 

“We are excited to host this large-scale event for our Veterans,” said Dr. Rodney S. Gonzalez, Director of the Amarillo VA. “Our goal is to enroll Veterans and file as many PACT Act claims

as we can before Aug. 9 so that our Veterans can take full advantage of what this special enrollment period has to offer.” The Amarillo VA joins all VA with a PACT Act Summer VetFest to

inform Veterans, their families, and survivors about the PACT Act and encourage them to apply for the health care and benefits they have earned. The PACT Act is the biggest expansion of

Veteran health care and benefits in VA history.   Media contacts Emily Bell, Public Affairs Officer PHONE: Download media assets ###