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The PACT Act brings these changes: Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras; Adds 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures; Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation
Dave’s cancer was a presumptive condition linked to burn pit exposure, making him eligible for the PACT Act, a law passed in 2022 that expands VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to ...
Jul. 31—AUSTIN — For veterans to get their maximum PACT Act benefits, they must file their PACT Act Claim or at least submit Intent to File a claim by August 9, 2023, for benefits backdated to ...
In recognition of this fact, San Nicolas introduced H.R. 1713 to provide for presumptive herbicide exposure status for veterans seeking health coverage and compensation who served in Guam around the Vietnam War period. This language was successfully enacted as a component of the "Honoring our Pact Act" passed in the 117th Congress. [73] [74 ...
Aug. 9—Today is the final day to apply for retroactive PACT Act benefits, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has been seeing a "high volume" of applications. The end of the day Wednesday is ...
Gulf War syndrome (GWS) also known as Gulf War Illness or Chronic Multi-symptom Illness, is a chronic and multi-symptomatic disorder affecting military veterans of both sides of the Gulf War (1990–1991).
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2022 – President Biden signed the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act A Minnesota mother, Amie Muller, was a victim of the exposure and her senator, Amy Klobuchar (MN-DFL), carried a bill called the “Helping Vets Exposed to Burn Pits Act” [ citation needed ] that was passed and signed into law by President Donald Trump (as ...