Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, August 14, 2023 will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to August 10, 2022 – the day that President Biden signed the PACT Act into law. This is an extension from the original deadline of August 9, 2023. We encourage all Veterans and their survivors to apply – or submit their intent to file – for PACT Act benefits now by visiting VA.gov/PACT.

Veterans and survivors like you have submitted 843,448 PACT Act-specific disability claims since August 10, 2022. Don’t miss out, apply by Monday to be eligible for maximum backpay.

APPLY

One year of the PACT Act: A historic expansion of benefits and health care for Veterans and their survivors

View the PACT Act Year-In-Review Dashboard to see how VA is delivering more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before. VA shares this data every other week to keep Veterans and their families updated.

LEARN MORE

The PACT Act became law one year ago today. Here’s how this historic law has already begun to help Veterans and survivors get the care and benefits they deserve:

• Delivering benefits to Veterans and their survivors: VA has delivered more than $1.85 billion in earned PACT Act benefits to Veterans and their survivors.
• Increasing Veteran access to health care: Since August 10, 332,252 Veterans have enrolled in VA health care — which is nearly 50,000 more enrollees than during the previous year.
• Screening Veterans for toxic exposures: More than 4.1 million Veterans have received free, 10-minute screenings for toxic exposures from VA under the PACT Act — a critical step to catching and treating potentially life-threatening health conditions as early as possible.

Spreading the word to Veterans and their survivors: Veterans and survivors are applying for their earned benefits at record rates. In this fiscal year, Veterans and survivors have submitted 1.95 million total claims (including 843,448 PACT Act-specific claims) — 37% more than last year and on pace to break an all-time record. Veterans have also submitted 1.65 million “intents to file” during this fiscal year — 44% more than last year and also on pace to break an all-time record.