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VA extend s deadline Through Monday for Veterans and survivors to apply for PACT Act benefits backdated to August 10, 2022 NOTE: John A. Cianci of ITAM will be at ROMA Restaurant on Federal Hill on Monday, 10am to 4pm to assist anyone in filling out their applications. From the VA: Extension will ensure that no Veteran or survivor will miss out on a single day of backdated PACT Act benefits Today, VA announced that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM 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. VA has made this decision out of an abundance of caution after expe...

Rhode Island will get more time to comply with a nine-year-old consent decree intended to help adults with developmental disabilities lead meaningful lives, a federal judge said Aug. 1. Despite major progress, the state will miss the original deadline at the end of June next year. The new deadline has not yet been set. After hearing evidence for two hours on the status of compliance efforts, Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. of the U.S. District Court ordered state officials to meet with an independent court monitor to negotiate an “addendum” to the consent decree. The monitor and a Justice Department lawyer roundly praised the state’s recent $75 million investment in developmental disabilities reform as well as an overall strategy for improving employment and integration in the community for adults with developmental disabilities. But they said actual implementation, measured by changes in people’s lives, falls far short of the progress needed to reach ful...