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  • Since President Biden signed The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act) into law as a part of his Unity Agenda, VA has delivered more than $1.85 billion in earned PACT Act benefits to Veterans and survivors.

    PACT Act

  • More than 120 Veterans attended our latest PACT Act community outreach event, held this time in Anne Arundel County.

    PACT Act

  • You’ve likely heard about the PACT Act, a new law that expands health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances.

    August 9th

  • In November 2022, Terry Bagley, Sr., 70, part of the Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the VA Maryland Health Care System and a Marine Veteran, was walking to the grocery store to pick up pasta for Thanksgiving when a house in his neighborhood exploded, and he heard someone cry for help.

    Terry Bagley

  • Entries from Veterans enrolled with the VA Maryland Health Care System are now being accepted for Maryland’s 2023 Veterans Creative Arts Competition.

    Creative Arts Festival

  • In seeking the help he needed to overcome the trauma experienced during military service, and subsequent PTSD and depression, Mark Lee found a calling to help other Veterans struggling like he once did.

    Mark Lee

  • Congratulations to the Maryland Warriors – the fierce and competitive team of Veterans from the VA Maryland Health Care System that participated in the National Veterans Golden Age Game held in Des Moines, Iowa last month.

    Maryland Warriors

  • Wearing matching t-shirts with a new team name that reflects their tough (but friendly) fighting spirit, Veteran patients from the VA Maryland Health Care System—the “Maryland Warriors”—are in Des Moines, Iowa for the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

    Maryland “Golden Age” Veterans in Iowa for National Athletic Competition

  • Daniel Shimp, 63, a Navy Veteran, knew he needed to lose weight. Struggling with some health issues related to injuries sustained during his 7.5-year Navy career and missing a calf on one leg, he needed a knee replacement, but his weight prohibited the procedure.

    Daniel Shimp

  • On Monday, April 10, 2023, the President signed into law H.J. Res. 7 which ended the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Beneficiary Travel