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Veterans Affairs reports rise in benefits and highlights PACT Act cancer presumptives
Summary
Jackson County Veterans Affairs reported benefit totals, open claims, and outreach steps; staff highlighted new VA presumptive cancer conditions for Gulf War and post‑9/11 veterans announced Jan. 8, 2025.
Ruth Eutrich, director of Jackson County Veterans Affairs, told the county board Tuesday that 417 veterans and their families in Jackson County currently receive about $776,736 in VA benefits and that 55 claims are open with 19 decisions made in the last month.
Eutrich said federal data estimates the county has about 1,248 veterans (a statistical estimate rather than a count) and that statewide the VA estimates 177,922 veterans in Iowa.…
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