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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
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 ...
If people were denied in the past for benefits for listed conditions, they must apply again or submit an intent to file by Aug. 9. to backdate their claim to Aug. 10, 2022, when the act was signed ...
For fiscal year 2025, VBAs requested amounts emphasize the continued modernization efforts, including the expansion of the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS), increased funding to support timely processing of claims, and the implementation of the Honoring our PACT Act, which addresses benefits related to toxic exposures. [13] [14]
Biden, in his second trip to New Hampshire this election year, marked a milestone for the PACT Act: Veterans Affairs’ approval of the 1 millionth claim under the law.
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on February 6, 1991. Agent Orange Act of 1991 establishes provisions for the National Academy of Sciences to analyze and summarize scientific evidence regarding presumptive military service exposure to defoliants, dioxins, and herbicides, better known as Agent Orange, during the Vietnam War era.
On Aug. 10, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act, the “most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years,” according to the White House.
PACT Act may refer to: The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act of 2009, an act of the 111th United States Congress. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, a United States animal welfare act of the 116th United States Congress. The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, a United States ...