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The ’Cuse Vet Fest, a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) ���ϲ����� VA Medical Center and the College of Law’s Military and Veterans Law Society (MVLS), will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Dineen Hall’s Levey Atrium.

The is free and open to all ���ϲ�����-area veterans, including ���ϲ����� student, faculty and staff veterans who are not enrolled in VA health care and want to learn more about eligibility and how to sign up.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Enroll in VA health care (with a copy of DD214 and photo identification).
• File a claim with the Veterans Benefit Administration.
• Obtain a Veteran Health Identification Card (with photo identification).
• Learn how the (Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxic Acts) expands health care benefits for veterans who served in the Vietnam War, Gulf War and post-9/11 eras and were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances. The PACT Act also extends eligibility to survivors of these exposed veterans.
• Engage with VA professionals.
• Visit with a variety of local community resources.

Representatives from the University’s and will be in attendance. MVLS students will guide attendees and facilitate interactions with partner organizations. For more information, contact Emma.Avellino@va.gov or egkubala@syr.edu.