VA Health and Benefits Fairs Coming to USVI May 25 and 27

The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) in collaboration with the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Veterans Affairs are holding health and benefits fairs for Veterans in St. Croix and St. Thomas May 25 and May 27 respectively.

The events are being held to educate and inform Veterans about the PACT Act and to provide onsite services to include VA health care enrollment, toxic exposure screenings, VA claims assistance, women’s health, mental health, whole health, Vet Center, patient advocate services, and more. 

All Veterans are invited and encouraged to attend.  Those interested in attending should bring a copy of their Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), and valid identification. Details for both events are provided below.

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Date: Thursday, May 25

Time:  Come any time between 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location:  National Guard Armory, 10A & 18 VI Corps Land, Bethlehem, Kingshill, St. Croix, 00820

 

Date: Saturday, May 27

Time: Come any time between 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: National Guard Armory, SFC Leonard B. Francis Readiness Center, Nazareth, St. Thomas, 00802

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The PACT Act is perhaps the largest health care and benefit expansion in VA history and brings these changes:

• 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 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures.
• Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation.
• Makes toxic exposure screenings available to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care.
• Helps VA improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures.

To learn more about the PACT Act, please visit www.va.gov/PACT.

About the VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8)

Located in Tampa, Florida, the VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) is the nation’s largest system of hospitals and clinics serving a population of more than 1.5 million Veterans in a vast 64,153 square mile area spread across 79 counties in Florida, South Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. VISN 8’s seven healthcare systems include eight Joint Commission-accredited VA medical centers and more than 90 outpatient clinic locations. Nearly 34,000 full-time employees work at these facilities, providing a full range of high quality, cost-effective medical, psychiatric, and extended care services in an inpatient, outpatient, nursing home, and home care settings. In 2022, more than 670,000 patients used VISN 8 facilities while completing 9.2 million outpatient visits. Learn more about VISN 8 by reading the 2022 Report to the Community.

VISN 8 Office of Communication and Stakeholder Relations