TOLEDO VA CLINIC TO HOLD PACT ACT OPEN HOUSE FOR LOCAL VETERANS
PRESS RELEASE
March 9, 2023
Toledo , OH — The Toledo Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) will hold a PACT Act Open House on March 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Staff members from the Toledo CBOC, Lucas County Veterans Service Commission, and Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio 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 the Toledo CBOC and Lucas County Veterans Service Commission 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 Toledo VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic is located at 1200 S. Detroit Ave. in Toledo. Veterans who cannot attend the Open House may schedule an appointment with the Toledo CBOC or the Lucas County Veteran Service Commission.
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