Longmont’s American Legion Post 32 is opening its doorways subsequent Saturday to teach the group in regards to the latest enlargement of well being care advantages for veterans.

The free open home will present visitors with info on the PACT Act of 2022, which expands Veterans Affairs well being care to service members who suffered publicity to burn pits, Agent Orange and different environmental toxins. Those who’re eligible can add their names to the Burn Pit Registry and start the VA incapacity claims submitting course of.

The occasion may even function household centric actions and leisure, together with reside music, meals vehicles and a cornhole event. Incoming publish commander Ralph Bozella stated the occasion, along with being academic, is a chance to unfold the phrase in regards to the American Legion Post 32 and the way the group helps veterans year-round.

“We do a lot for the community,” he stated. “This is our opportunity to educate our community, provide service on claims processing and try to get people the health care they need.”

Representatives from the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center and the VA Denver Regional Office will probably be on website from 1 to five p.m. to reply questions in regards to the PACT Act and different companies supplied by means of VA. A presentation on the act and the well being situations it covers will start at 1 p.m.

Bozella, who testified to Congress in assist of the act final yr, thanked native companions just like the Boulder County Veteran Service Office for advocating for Longmont-area veterans and their survivors. He stated the publish intends to carry related open homes for the general public going ahead.

“We’re calling this the ‘first annual,’” he stated.

The occasion runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the American Legion Post 32, 315 S. Bowen St. More details about the publish and the PACT Act might be discovered at Post32.com.