Hoffman estates va clinic to host pact act benefits event on aug. 5 | va hines health care | veterans affairs

Hines , IL — Area Veterans are invited to a PACT Act informational event at the Hoffman Estates VA Clinic on Aug. 5. The PACT Act was enacted in August 2022 and is among the largest

expansions of VA benefits in history. Representatives from Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and the Veterans Benefits Administration will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions

and assist Veterans in filing claims. The PACT Act: * Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and

post-9/11 eras * Adds more than 20 new presumptive conditions for burn pits and other toxic exposures * Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation * Requires VA

to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care * Helps us improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures File your PACT Act

claim by August 9 to be eligible for backdated benefits: * There is no deadline to apply for PACT Act benefits. However, Veterans who file by August 9, 2023, may receive benefits backdated

to August 10, 2022. Hoffman Estates VA Outpatient Clinic is located at 4885 Hoffman Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192. For more information about PACT Act, visit va.gov/PACT. Or call

877-222-8387. ABOUT EDWARD HINES JR. VA HOSPITAL Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147-acre campus, offers primary, extended and specialty care to

veteran patients in the Chicago area. We are the largest VA in the state of Illinois, where more than a million Veterans reside. The hospital treats Veterans from World War II through the

conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.