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The PACT Act expands benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances; burn pits. If they apply by Aug. 9 they may get benefits from last year, too.
Before the law, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied 70% of disability claims that involved burn pit exposure. Now, the law requires the VA to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and ...
The effects of burn pits seem to be similar to that of fire debris cleanup. [5] The Department of Defense estimates that 3.5 million service members were exposed to burn pits. The Department of Veterans Affairs has granted about 73% of veterans’ burn pit claims related to asthma, sinusitis and rhinitis. [6]
The nonprofit they started at their kitchen table to help forgotten veterans made sick by toxic burn pits became catalyst for changing national policy 'We got it done': How a Texas couple changed ...
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, or even more colloquially as "the PACT Act," is an Act of Congress that authorized $797 billion [1] in spending to significantly expand (the scope of benefits eligibility, for existing beneficiaries) and extend (benefits to newly eligible ...
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Burn Pits Accountability Act (2018): IAVA launched a campaign to raise awareness of military exposure to burn pits and other airborne toxins while deployed. The centerpiece of the campaign was the Burn Pits Accountability Act (H.R. 5671 / S. 3181) to improve Department of Defense accountability and VA research.
Veterans who served after 9/11 and were exposed to toxic burn pits are eligible for VA health care and possible disability compensation payments.