Latest PACT Act Actions

As the implementation of benefits under the PACT Act become fully active, studies reveal an even greater scope: Deployed troops inhaled toxic air even while off-duty, study finds (militarytimes.com)

For those Veterans with chronic lung conditions like constrictive bronchiolitis, encouraging news: The VA has vowed to fix how veterans receive disability benefits for this burn pit injury. Critics say it’s taking too long | PBS NewsHour

For more information about how the PACT Act is helping Veterans and their survivors, visit VA’s PACT Act Dashboard. To apply for care or benefits today, visit www.VA.gov/PACT

or call 1-800- MYVA411 . More information on eligibility can be found at www.VA.gov/PACT

This site displays VA facilities (Locations & Directions in North Carolina and Virginia. Additionally, you can find a monthly newsletter (Voice of VISN 6), news for specific facility (News & Events) and all the benefits and services offered by the Veterans Administration in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mission Statement

To support the uniformed military, both active and reserve, and their families and installations and communities as well as military veterans, their families, facilities and services in North Carolina by providing timely and responsive engagement; to enhance North Carolina's current military and veteran friendly environment and foster and promote business, technology, transportation, education, economic development, and healthcare by facilitating assistance and coordination between the Federal Government, the State, its political subdivisions and collaborative and supporting agencies.

Vision Statement

To create a state that fully accepts and supports the military and veterans and where their full potential and human capital is realized and valued; to support and create an engaged military and veteran populous that fully participates in all facets of our state’s life.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (DAV) DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA offers a variety of services to disabled veterans in North Carolina, including help with filing VA claims for disability compensation, appealing claims decisions and transportation to VA medical appointments. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of North Carolina has a Veterans Service Officer (VS) located at Winston-Salem VA Regional Office.