Veterans

’Cuse Vet Fest to Be Held at College of Law Sept. 6

Tuesday, August 6, 2024, By Robert Conrad

The ’Cuse Vet Fest, a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Syracuse 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 event is free and open to all Syracuse-area veterans, including Syracuse University 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 PACT Act (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 Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and Office of Veteran Success 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.