Are you a veteran with questions about Camp Lejeune or the PACT Act?
The Grundy County VAC and Hines VA Hospital are available to answer them
 
Are you a veteran? Have you seen all the commercials about water at Camp Lejeune? Have you seen or heard of The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act? The Grundy County Veterans Assistance Commission with the Edward Hines VA Hospital outreach program can help you answer questions about these recent changes in VA benefits and services.
The Hines Outreach Coordinator and the Grundy County VAC with the support of the Village of Channahon will be available to answer questions and provide information about these new benefits and a variety of other veteran’s benefits and services on Wednesday October 12, 2022 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Channahon Village Hall 24555 S Navajo Drive Channahon, IL.
This event is free and open to all area veterans, no registration is required. 
You may be eligible for VA health care benefits if you served in the active military, naval, or air service and didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge. If you enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, you must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty. There are other criteria that may also make you eligible for VA health care. Please bring a copy of your DD214 and a Photo ID if you would like to enroll. If you do not have a copy of your DD 214, the Grundy County VAC can assist you with getting one.
“There have been several significant changes to the benefits and services provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of the PACT Act, the Grundy County VAC and Hines VA Outreach are available to help answer questions and assist with applications for these new benefits.” said Ken Buck, Superintendent of the VAC.
If you are not able to attend an outreach event the Grundy County VAC can be reached at vac@grundycountyil.gov or 815-941-3152 to schedule an office appointment to discuss these new benefits and all of the benefits and services available to veterans.
The VA Hines Healthcare System provides veterans with outstanding health care, trains America’s future health care providers, and conducts important medical research.
Care from the VA through the Hines network is available from 7 locations in northeastern Illinois. Facilities include our Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines and 6 community-based outpatient clinics in Aurora, Hoffman Estates, Joliet, Bourbonnais, Peru, and Oak Lawn. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Hines health care page at https://www.va.gov/hines-health-care/health-services/
The VA Hines Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Great Lakes Network. They are an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VISN 12). VISN 12 includes medical centers and clinics in Wisconsin, Illinois, northwestern Indiana, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.