Last Updated on March 28, 2024, 10:50 AM | Published: March 28, 2024
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs sends this information as posted below:
WHAT: “Your Service. Our Mission: Bringing VA Benefits Home” – VA and Kiowa Tribe Hosts PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event
PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event – April 5, 2024
- Tribal Veteran Service Officers and other knowledgeable advocates will assist completing VA claim paperwork.
- Muskogee VA Regional Office staff will review claims on-the-spot with the hope of same day approval. In addition, spouses and widows/widowers may be eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) when a Veteran dies as a result of these presumptive disabilities.
- Oklahoma City VA Health Care System employees will enroll Veterans not currently enrolled in VA health care. As part of the PACT Act process, Veterans can also complete toxic health screenings by VA clinicians.
- Assistance will also be available from local VA Vet Centers, VA suicide prevention and homeless program staff, as well as the State Department of Veterans Affairs offices.
WHERE: PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event: Friday, April 5, 2024, 8 a.m.to 12 noon.
Kiowa Community Center, 100 Kiowa Way, Carnegie, OK 73015
Event is free and lunch will be provided at the April 5 PACT Act claims event.
WHO: If you served in the military in any capacity and are unsure if you qualify, you are encouraged to come to the event and ask questions and allow VA staff to research for you.
- Veterans and their spouses/widows/widowers
HOW: If available, Veterans are asked to bring the following documents:
- Medical records/medical evidence (e.g., doctor or hospital reports)
- Any documents that provide historical or military information needed for the disability you are claiming
- Discharge or separation papers (DD 214 or equivalent)
- Widows are asked to bring dependent records (e.g., marriage certificate, death certificate, children birth certificates),
BACKGROUND:
VA and the Kiowa Tribe Veterans Department of Oklahoma will host a PACT Act Presumptive Disability Claims Event.
Collaborating with close to 24 tribal communities, VA is rolling out PACT Act Presumptive Claims events for Indian Country Veterans. This campaign, titled “Your Service. Our Mission: Bringing VA Benefits Home,” kicked off this year in Shiprock, NM, as part of an Annual Vietnam War Commemoration. Tribal communities in several states have already confirmed their future participation.
“With the focus on Veterans with presumptive disabilities and those who are pension eligible, VA is hopeful we can help Indian Country Veterans access the full range of benefits they have courageously earned through their service,” said Mary Culley, Tribal Relations Specialist, VA’s Office of Tribal Government Relations. “VA realizes this initiative can have a direct, tangible impact on the lives of thousands of previously unreached Veterans and their spouses.”
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