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ment did not provide information about the victim’s name, age or race. The department also did not provide information about the officer’s name or race.

“We’ve already seen about 260,000 PACT Act related claims since the legislation was signed into law on August 10 (2022),” said Michael Rohrbach, director of the Denver VA Regional O ce. Rohrbach encourages veterans to work with their county and state veteran service organization representatives and le a claim for PACT Act.

The COMPACT Act rough the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020, the VA will cover medical costs for veterans who receive emergency care for veterans who are at imminent risk of selfharm. e program started on Jan. 17. is includes ambulances and other transportation costs.

According to Kilmer, veterans are eligible for up to 30 days of in-paitent or crisis residential care and up to 90 days of out-paitent care including social work. e act will cover the cost of care if one is discharged after more than 24 months of active duty service and discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

e COMPACT Act, “extended out eligibility for emergency suicide care to veterans who were the victims of physical assault of a sexual nature, a battery of sexual nature or a sexual harrassment during their service,” said Kilmer.

Any time an officer discharges a weapon, partnering agencies in the region come together to investigate the incident through what Poelman called the “shoot team.” This team is conducting an investigation of the situation.

The officer is on paid leave until the investigation is complete, Poelman said.