Navigation The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (the PACT Act) was signed by President Biden on August 10, 2022. One of the largest health care benefit expansions in decades for the VA, the PACT Act will expand coverage for those exposed to hazardous substances during their military service, including Agent Orange, burn pits, and contaminated […]
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Expanded Healthcare Benefits Available for New Groups of Veterans Effective October 1, 2022
With the signing of the PACT Act on August 10, 2022 tens of thousands of Veterans will now be eligible to enroll in, and receive, VA healthcare on October 1, 2022. The largest group affected are those pos-9/11 servicemembers who have not previously enrolled in VA healthcare and meet certain criteria for enrollment. Of note, […]
Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2023
On October 13, 2022, the Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% benefit increase for 2023. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be the biggest COLA in more than 40 years with last year’s adjustment being only 5.9%. Beginning in January of 2023, approximately 70 million Social Security beneficiaries will see an increase in benefits. For SSI […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Gardberg & Kemmerly Supports Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2022
If you’ve followed our blogs, you know that Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a very special time around Gardberg and Kemmerly. Our own Christine Cumbie is a breast cancer survivor and her story is a source of inspiration for many of us! For me personally, a very dear friend’s mother lost her battle when I […]
Navy Veterans Who Served on Aircraft Carriers May Have Been Exposed to Jet Fuel
Recently, the VA acknowledged that sailors on the USS Nimitz were exposed to trace amounts of jet fuel in the water they drank and used on a daily basis. However, sailors have come forward and reported that the contamination is far worse than the Navy has admitted. While the Navy has admitted that 10 sailors […]